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A comment on Ask HN: Why is Tinder an app?.

Re:Ask HN: Why is Tinder an app? by DrScump on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @05:41PM (#11865907)
Because with the app, they can harvest these valuable commodities:

Device and app history

Identity

Location

Photos

Media

Files

Camera access

WiFi info

Device ID

Call information

The above makes it far easier to productize you.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Tinder an app? by thecupisblue on Friday June 10, 2016 @05:49AM (#11875281)
This. Also my generation lives on the tiny screen.Also, making it into a website would just make it feel like "real online dating" and completely remove it from the "i'm doing it just for fun" experience.
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