Path was a social networking-enabled photo sharing and messaging service for mobile devices that was launched on 14 November 2010.

[1][2] Based in San Francisco, California, the company was founded by Shawn Fanning and former Facebook executive Dave Morin.

[6] Users update their stream on Path by posting photos and adding tags for people, places, and things.

[12] Original angel investor funding for Path was secured in November 2010, from "facebook alumni" including Marc Bodnick who cited personal belief in Dave Morin as his reason for investing.

[19] In February 2012, the company was widely criticized after concerns of accessing and storing user phone contacts without knowledge or permission.

[22] Along with the civil penalty, the FTC prohibited Path from making any misrepresentations about the extent to which it maintains confidentiality of its users' personal data.