Random Facts About A Woman Asks Tinder For Personal Data (10 items)

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  (#6) Others Can Apparently Access Your Info Easily

  Tinder is owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp which also operates Match.com and OkCupid, among several other popular apps and websites. In 2016, Danish researchers publicly shared the private data of 70,000 OkCupid users in a paper posted submitted to a psychology forum website. In addition to usernames, the information also included the users' location, age, gender, and answers they provided through profiling questions. How the group obtained the information was not entirely clear, but the researchers claimed the information already existed in the public domain. Since no one asked users if their information could be shared, the group's actions were considered unethical. However, a situation like this could easily happen again, and could get especially bad if hackers then also release your "private" data.
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  (#7) Law Allows You To Access Your Data In The UK

  Duportail took advantage of new UK laws that went into affect in early 2017 created to protect people's privacy online. In addition to being allowed to access the personal data an app collects about you, users may request the information be deleted if it is out of date or irrelevant. Additionally, companies who misuse information can be fined and any data breaches must be disclosed within three days. No laws of that strength exist in the US, and avid data collectors, such as Google and Facebook, aren't too happy about the changes overseas.
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  (#3) The Report Detailed All Of Her Tinder Conversations

  When looking at her report, Duportail noted Tinder kept careful track of all her conversations and interactions with matches, including her location, the dates and times contact was made, and how many times she and a match interacted. The report featured an crazy amount of detail as well, including information about a joke she copied, pasted, and sent to three different matches. Reading through all 1,700 Tinder messages was a lot for Duportail, who saw it as a detailed reminder of all her "hopes, fears, sexual preferences, and deepest secrets."
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  (#1) The Report Contains An Insane Amount Of Personal Details

  Tinder claims to collect data from its users in order to provide them with the best possible match. The 800 pages of Duportail's report includes an insane amount of personal details about her, including her occupation, education, and location. But since technology is always listening, watching, and documenting everything you do, Tinder's information goes much deeper than just her surface facts. The report also contains intimate details such as Duportail's taste in music, hobbies, and even what kind of men she was interested in.
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  (#2) Tinder Recorded Her Behavior On Social Media

  Any social media accounts you connect to your Tinder profile grant the app access to your information. This includes Facebook and Instagram, and anything posted on those sites also gets tracked by Tinder. Duportail's report contained information about her Facebook "likes" and photos she uploaded on Instagram, even long after she deleted the images and her account. But more social platforms than just Tinder keep an eye on your information. Facebook and other apps gather the same things and likely possess a lengthy file on you as well.
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  (#10) What Protects Tinder And App Users In The US?

  The United States operates under the Fair Information Practices Principles, a set of rules slightly different than those in the UK. The FIPP requires users of a site or app to give consent to share their personal information, be told in advance their information will be collected, and be allowed to see what information a site or app stored about them. However, these are all suggestions and not enforced by law in the US, with the exceptions of the collection of information about children under the age of 13, credit reports, and financial records. Basically, the FIPP relies on consumers to willingly give information and for companies to not to abuse their data, which is unfortunately not always the case.

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