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A comment on Tinder's lack of encryption allows spying.

Re:Tinder's lack of encryption allows spying by phoneboy on Thursday January 25, 2018 @01:21PM (#16233117)
The next thing you should look at is who they send your personal data to and what data they send. There was rumors a year ago that they sent personal data to known advertiser IPs.
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Re:Tinder's lack of encryption allows spying by noobermin on Thursday January 25, 2018 @04:18PM (#16234766)
Does tinder have ads? How do they monetize their service?
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Re:Tinder's lack of encryption allows spying by phoneboy on Friday January 26, 2018 @03:06PM (#16242434)
You link it with your facebook id, anything you share in addition about your personal preferences is always of great interest.
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Re:Tinder's lack of encryption allows spying by golergka on Thursday January 25, 2018 @04:29PM (#16234849)
Premium subscriptions and micro-transactions. As an active user, it really is a very cost-effective service.
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