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Dating apps kiss'n'tell all sorts of sensitive personal info

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2024-05-04

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Jessica Lyons

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Mozilla Foundation’s latest review of 25 popular dating apps finds pervasive overcollection and poor protection of sensitive user data, with 22 apps earning “Privacy Not Included” warnings. The report flags widespread data sharing/selling for advertising, growing AI use by major players (including Match Group), and past controversies such as data used to out a priest and an FTC investigation into OkCupid/Clarifai, underscoring elevated privacy risks—especially for vulnerable communities.

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