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Uber, Fitbit, OKCupid Info Exposed By Wide-reaching Flaw

Posted on February 27, 2017

Cyber securityCNET – Feb 26 – Usernames and passwords leaked onto the open Internet earlier this month due to a security bug that affected 3,400 websites, including Uber, Fitbit and OKCupid, according to cybersecurity company Cloudflare. OKCupid didn't provide a comment. The flaw is now fixed and the leaked information has been purged from search engines, meaning it's no longer exposed on the Internet.

by Laura Hautala
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VR Technology Used In Online Dating

Posted on February 15, 2017

Virtual dateCNET – Feb 14 – Virtual reality will change the way we use computers, and possibly the way we date. In 2012, Oculus took the industry by storm and two year later Facebook snatched it up for $3B. Since then, companies from Google to Sony to Microsoft and Apple have gotten involved in VR tech in some way. Some developers are imagining how it can be used to go on dates. eHarmony predicts we'll regularly go on full-sensory (including smelling your partner's perfume) VR dates by 2040. And it might happen with apps like vTime, which works on devices ranging from the $599 Oculus Rift to the often-free Google Cardboard, which is powered by the smartphone. vTime it started off with a VR cooking simulator called Hypercook in 2013. Now it's looking into dating.

by Samantha Rhodes
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Apps That Keep Online Daters Safe

Posted on February 14, 2017

Circleof6 screenshotCNET – Feb 14 – Meeting people online can be risky, so developers are designing apps to protect people. With "Circle of 6" users recruits friends when they're in an emergency situation. Users have to register six friends as primary contacts. Tapping the app will display three buttons: A pushpin, a phone call and chat. The pushpin sends an automatic text message, complete with the GPS location, to the six friends. The call button sends the location and a request that they call about an "emergency." The chat icon is in case users just need to talk. Similar apps include OnWatch and PanicGuard. Like Circle of 6, bSafe connects with user's friends and family while out on a date. Apps like Hollaback let people share their stories of harassment with a description of the attacker and location, while SpotCrime+ can help users avoid neighborhoods with high crime rates.

by Alison Vayne
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Match To Launch Missed Connection Feature

Posted on January 26, 2017

Matchcom missed connectionsCNET – Jan 26 - Match is using geolocation technology to help users find the guy or girl next door. Now the dating site is about to launch Missed Connections, a feature that shows users where they've crossed paths with other Match users (who have also opted in) within a block.

by Erin Carson
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YouTube Started As A Dating Site

Posted on March 15, 2016

Youtube as dating site screenshotCNET.COM – Mar 15 – YouTube has romantic roots, says co-founder Steve Chen. The idea was for single people to make videos introducing themselves and saying what they were looking for, said Chen. After five days no one had uploaded a single video, so he and the other co-founders, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim, reconsidered.

by Richard Nieva
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Tinder Takes Super Like Feature Global

Posted on October 1, 2015

Tinder super likeCNET – Oct 1 - Tinder has released Super Like globally after its initial launch in Australia earlier this month. The new feature offers the option of swiping up to indicate a higher level of interest in the other user.

by Steven Musil
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Ashley Madison Confirms Leak Of Actual User Data

Posted on August 20, 2015

Ashley madison data leakedCNET – Aug 20 – The revelation by Avid Life Media follows rumors that a vast amount of data on Ashley Madison customers had been leaked online. But it's been difficult to verify the legitimacy of that data. No credit card information has leaked.

by Lance Whitney
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Tinder Is Attracting Kids

Posted on December 16, 2013

Tinder headquartersCNET NEWS – Dec 14 – 15 months after launching, Tinder has made 500M matches. During peak hours, Tinder processes 50K requests per second. Every day, there are 400M profile ratings (a swipe left or right). Tinder is also responsible for ~100 marriages, according to CEO Sean Rad. Teens have become one of Tinder's fastest growing audiences. Kids ages 13 to 17 represent ~7% of Tinder's population. Young adults (18 to 24) represent 53%.

by Jennifer Van Grove
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Bang With Friends Back In The App Store

Posted on September 2, 2013

Bangwithfriends mobile appCNET NEWS – Aug 29 – The app, which connects Facebook friends interested in hooking up, is back in the Store under new name "Down." Even though Bang With Friends is essentially a matchmaking service, Apple had apparently removed the app from the store for its rather brazen approach to such hookups.

by Desiree Everts DeNunzio
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Men Prefer Women Who Cheat

Posted on August 15, 2013

Okcupid survey resultsCNET NEWS – Aug 14 – An experiment suggests that man predominantly use dating sites to hook up and prefer women who admit they're cheating. Forty profiles were created for OkCupid. Twenty were male and 20 were female. The photographs of real, malleable people were used. They were "Seriously Single," "Recently Taken," or "Married Maybes." Then there was a category: the "Brazen Cheats." These were people who were looking for something and knew exactly what it was. The Brazen Cheats got the most responses. This study was conducted on behalf of Recovery.org, a site that helps patients recover from drug, alcohol addictions, and sex addiction.

by Chris Matysczyk
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