ChatRoulette is an explosively popular anonymous video chat service created by a year-old student in Moscow named Andrey Ternovskiy. When you log on, it pairs you with a random person from somewhere else in the world, and you instantaneously connect with them through your web cam. Upon connection the application which captures the images takes the users IP and passes it through an IP-to-Geolocation service, this information is then embedded within the screenshot for easy parsing into the mashup when uploaded.
The data behind the mashup is generally refreshed every days, though sometimes the images are sat on for a longer period of time, and sometimes CR is simply in such an abysmal state of connecting that we just give up on trying to collect any data. Other ChatRoulette fans are fighting back: a vigilant user built this application. You run the app at the same time you play ChatRoulette.
A new site that maps users of Chatroulette is taking a little of the anonymity out of the random video-chat service. The Laughing Squid blog points us to the site, Chatroulettemap. The site doesn't map everyone on Chatroulette right now it lists only about 2, people , and it doesn't mean that anyone who logs onto Chatroulette will be mapped.
But it does provide an interesting glimpse of Chatroulette for those who don't want to try the service. You may change your billing preferences at any time in the Customer Center or call Customer Service.
You will be notified in advance of any changes in rate or terms. Because some Chatroulette users mask their IP addresses, thus concealing their exact locations, it's possible that some of the photos on Chatroulette Map are not geotagged to the locations where they originated. In the age of social networking, Chatroulette stood out for its lack of user profiles and it's single-minded approach to randomly connecting users across the globe. But Chatroulette Map proves that just because there's no profile, that doesn't mean users are anonymous.
A person responding to the site's email address told The Huffington Post that Chatroulette Map's main goal is to "dissuade" people of the notion that Chatroulette offers total anonymity and security.
Asked whether they were worried about publishing identifying details of naked or masturbating users, they responded "No one should be masturbating on the site anyway," and explained that Chatroulette says as much every time a user visits the web site.
For people who want their photo removed from the site, the FAQ page says that administrators will remove a picture as long as those complaining can offer some verification that they are the person in the image. Eventually, the site hopes to give users the ability to rate the photos and search for images by location.
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