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by offtop5 2087 days ago
Considering Egypt is using apps like this to persecute LGBT people, this is absolutely horrifying.

I'm so glad I've gone social media free, all the big players in this space have shown repeatedly they don't care about the safety of their users. Grindr was already caught sharing HIV status information with 3rd parties. Eventually these horrible companies will be regulated, but tons of people are going to be harmed before that happens.

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Well, it's not like this vulnerability would stop Egyptian theocrats from figuring out who uses the app. All it takes is creating an account and arranging dozens (or hundreds) of dates.