This way, the app knows who has access to a given group chat, but Ghost - the company itself - does not. To accomplish this, the app uses something it’s calling “Ghost Protocol,” which is a system that utilizes zero-knowledge proofs on the end user’s device. The idea, explains Ghost’s founder Cem Kozinoglu, was to make something that was fun to use but that still respected a user’s desire for privacy. The app also includes a range of other features, including the ability to ask ChatGPT a question directly within the group chat, among other things. To test this theory, the company has now launched its Ghost messaging app that allows users to share an anonymous message in a group chat with friends in order to flirt, joke or ask questions without revealing their identity. But a new startup called Ghost believes that putting in extra guardrails around the anonymous experience will allow users to have fun, without the usual downsides. Anonymous social apps have a history of devolving into bullying and harassment, ultimately leading to their failure.

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