When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of my deepest secrets

Re:When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of ... by emodendroket on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:07AM (#15338745)

I wouldn't go so far as to say they need all this data. The service could work fine with just self-reported preferences and profiles if you wanted it to.

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Re:When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of ... by sanxiyn on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:34AM (#15338984)

There is actually lots of business value in this data. One research https://arxiv.org/abs/1401.5710 found:

"There is significant discrepancy between a user's stated dating preference and his/her actual online dating behavior." For how much discrepancy, read the paper.

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Re:When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of ... by throw-away-8 on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:30AM (#15338945)

Self-reported preferences and experimentally observed preferences are not the same.

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Re:When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of ... by emodendroket on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:45AM (#15339082)

I agree, but I don't know that that is such an impediment that the app wouldn't be usable.

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