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PSA: Does This Smell Fishy To You?
PSA: Does This Smell Fishy To You? From a site called TechCrunch Dating app Plenty of Fish has pushed a fix for its app after a security researcher found it was leaking information that users had set to “private” on their profiles. The app was always silently returning users’ first names and postal ZIP codes, according to The App Analyst, a mobile expert who writes about his analyses of popular apps on his eponymous blog. The leaking data was not immediately visible to app users, and the data was scrambled to make it difficult to read. But using freely available tools designed to analyze network traffic, the researcher found it was possible to reveal the information about users as their profiles appeared on his phone. In one case, the App Analyst found enough information to identify where a particular user lived, he told TechCrunch. Plenty of Fish has more than 0 million registered users, according to its parent company IAC. In recent years, law enforcement has warned about the threats some people on dating apps, like Plenty of Fish. Reports suggest sex attacks involving dating apps have risen in the past five years. And those in the LGBTQ+ community on these apps also safety threats from both individuals and governments, prompting apps like Tinder to proactively warn their LGBTQ+ users when they visit regions and states with restrictive and oppressive laws against same-sex partners. A fix is said to have rolled earlier this month for the information leakage bug. A spokesperson for Plenty of Fish did not immediately comment. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. |
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I am so glad that I don't use any applications, as they are always finding issues with them. I hope you have a Very Merry Christmas Red.. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I am so glad that I don't use any applications, as they are always finding issues with them. I hope you have a Very Merry Christmas Red..
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Plenty of Fish dating site has always been a mess. The National Crime Agency , in UK, said early analysis indicated, "a new type of sexual offender", had been created through the online dating phenomenon. "These offenders are less likely to have criminal convictions, but instead exploit the ease of access and arm-chair approach to dating websites," it said. "This is aided by potential victims not thinking of them as strangers, but someone they have got to know." When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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thanks for the PSA yes, it does sound fishy having done some research on some "Big data" companies a few years ago, I can tell you "nothing is safe" people need to be real careful about what they share good luck! When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I knew something happened there. Every time I log on they text me a code to enter to verify who I am. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I quit that lame ass site after i got 46 scammers the first week on there ..i had friends who i chatted with on there but was constantly getting messages from overseas even when i stated on my profile local guys only ..not worth the agro.. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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hmmm very interesting When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I will have to read some more on this one, thanks for the heads up.. never heard of any of these people so may take me 2 sec to get informed, as anything we find on the internet has to be true, or they couldn't post it.. Merry Christmas Red When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Plenty of Fish dating site has always been a mess. The National Crime Agency , in UK, said early analysis indicated, "a new type of sexual offender", had been created through the online dating phenomenon. "These offenders are less likely to have criminal convictions, but instead exploit the ease of access and arm-chair approach to dating websites," it said. "This is aided by potential victims not thinking of them as strangers, but someone they have got to know."
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If you put it on the internet it isn't private. It's that simple. Even spy agencies get hacked, how much easier for a dating site to get hacked. Following my advice may cause injury, insanity, financial loss, hemorrhoids, death and superpowers
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thanks for the PSA yes, it does sound fishy having done some research on some "Big data" companies a few years ago, I can tell you "nothing is safe" people need to be real careful about what they share good luck! To leave private messages, please use my confidential mailbox at my blog: Good luck!!!
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12/23/2019 7:33 pm |
I knew something happened there. Every time I log on they text me a code to enter to verify who I am.
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12/23/2019 6:52 pm |
I quit that lame ass site after i got 46 scammers the first week on there ..i had friends who i chatted with on there but was constantly getting messages from overseas even when i stated on my profile local guys only ..not worth the agro..
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12/23/2019 6:47 pm |
hmmm very interesting
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I will have to read some more on this one, thanks for the heads up.. never heard of any of these people so may take me 2 sec to get informed, as anything we find on the internet has to be true, or they couldn't post it.. Merry Christmas Red Stop by at lonlyforlove2 also see Lunch with Lonly , we get snow tomorrow Check my blog on New Community, "A photo of my big Pecker" also, " My Sunday afternoon with the kids'
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Seize the Carp When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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