A number of popular dating apps have apparently been quietly sponging up your data and sharing it with third-party advertisers
These two are apparently sponging up a bunch of your data. Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images Dating apps live on your phone, an infamous agent of relentless pocket surveillance: It makes intuitive sense that they might not be the safest repository for all the sensitive information entrusted to them. With that in mind, the findings from a new report by the Norwegian Consumer Council may not surprise you, but I bet they will unsettle you: . Which apps, you ask? Allegedly, Grindr, Tinder, and OKCupid.
The terms of service for both Tinder and OKCupid, which are owned by Match Group, reportedly admit to sharing “some users’ information with service providers and partners,” as well as with other Match brands , and, potentially, legal authorities. However, they do not specify what information might be considered shareable, nor under what circumstances.
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