Translating… When you’re dating to find “the one,” only a handful of dating sites will do. And while there are plenty of options for hooking up, these are the ones that allow you to dive deeper and find someone who’s in it for the long haul. Your best option Match The OG dating site reigns … Read more
Tinder has announced the rollout of a couple of new safety features, including Tinder verification that photos are genuine, and a panic button, alongside flagging of potentially offensive messages… The Verge reports on the almost comically clunky verification process, designed to ensure photos are genuine. The photo verification system requires daters to take a selfie … Read more
The users who reappear after countless left swipes have become modern urban legends. Kaitlyn Tiffany February 12, 2020 Alex Hammerli / The Atlantic Alex is 27 years old. He lives in or has access to a home with an enormous kitchen and granite countertops. I have seen his face dozens of times, always with the … Read more
Translating… Ireland’s Data Privacy Watchdog Opens Probes Into Google, Tinder(engadget.com) Posted by BeauHD on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @07:50PM from theunder-investigationdept. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) hasopened two separate GDPR investigations into Google and Tinder. Engadget reports:In the case of [Tinder], the agency says it will examine how the dating app handles people’s data and … Read more
Queer-, kink-, and polyamorous-friendly dating app #open tried advertise on Facebook, but their attempts were twice denied. Facebook said this was due to the advertisements’ focus on sex, and said the app does not “reflect the global audience on our platform” because it allows for group relationships and hook-ups. In response, #open founder Amanda Wilson … Read more
This year Mashable is celebrating the season of love with Horny on Main, an exploration of the many ways that thirsting for sex affects our lives. Every app eventually becomes a dating app. With Twitter and Instagram users sliding into each others’ DMs, and Facebook trying to jack Tinder’s swag, it certainly appears that … Read more
Translating… Image: vicky leta/mashable ByAnna Iovine2020-02-11 18:01:20 UTC You might be swiping to find love, but on many dating sites the real match you may be making is with advertisers. A new report fromGhostery, which creates products to detect and block data trackers, reveals which dating sites are tracking your data the most. Ghostery … Read more
Translating… Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) Tinder has a proven track record of providing a dating platform to someless–than–stellarmenwho have been accused of raping—and in one grisly case,dismembering—women they’ve met through the platform. But even when the company does something right, there are still privacy trade-offs to consider. While the company still seems to lack … Read more
Translating… OSLO, NORWAY — Popular dating apps like Tinder and Grindr are sharing the personal data of their users to third parties in breach of EU regulations,a Norwegian consumer rights group said Tuesday. A new report by the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) details how Grindr, which markets itself as the “world’s largest social networking app … Read more
Translating… Photo: Getty Images Online dating is a hellscape, but the U.S. House Oversight and Reform subcommittee is fed up with just how shitty apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr have been with regard to their users’ safety and privacy. Yesterday, itlaunched a new investigationinto dating apps for doing an inadequate job of screening for … Read more