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Dating App That Lets Women ‘Rate’ Men Hits Number 1 on the App Store, Immediately Suffers Data Breach (gizmodo.com)
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[–] vaguerant@fedia.io 27 points 2 months ago (5 children)

"Rate" in the headline feels a bit misleading. It's not an app for quantifying hotness, it seems to be more about checking whether the men you meet online are safe to be around. You can upload their photos to do reverse image searches to detect catfishing, search public records for criminal records, sex offender registries, indications that they're already married, etc. and have anonymous discussions about men you are or have dated in case of any red flags.

[–] MoonRaven@feddit.nl 26 points 2 months ago

Geeeez, so as a man I could just be uploaded and lied about without me even knowing. Hell, someone could use my photos and I could be fucked.

I don't see how this isn't seen as anything else than a privacy nightmare...

[–] anyhow2503@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

Sounds like desaster waiting to happen. Leak or not.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How does this not breach every privacy law

[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

USA doesn't have those

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

"Rate" in the headline feels a bit misleading. It's not an app for quantifying hotness, it seems to be more about checking whether the men you meet online are safe to be around. You can upload their photos to do reverse image searches to detect catfishing, search public records for criminal records, sex offender registries, indications that they're already married, etc. and have anonymous discussions about men you are or have dated in case of any red flags.

wow, you made it so much better. /s