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by dougmwne 1719 days ago
Their algorithm is definitely capable of determing gender and sexual orientation just from your pattern of swipes, and I imagine many other things that could be potentially sensitive. I imagine China could have a shadow social credit profile on every active user, figure out who is most susceptible to blackmail or targeted phishing for state sponsored hacking. Of course this is a massive national security risk.