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OkCupid Snafu Raises Online Dating Privacy Alarm
2013-01-18 20:57:34| TechNewsWorld
OkCupid this week debuted a new mobile app that sets up blind dates by supplying likely matches for users who plug in a time and venue. As it turned out, though, the app was doing more than just sending hopeful singles to a meet-up. Shortly after its launch, The Wall Street Journal identified a security flaw that made users' email addresses and birth dates accessible.
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