February 14, 2020

Facebook ices in-app dating in EU after questions from regulator

The app's rollout in the EU has been delayed until Facebook can show privacy regulators its data protection workings.

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January 27, 2020

Tinder to get panic button, catfish-fighting facial recognition

It's both a genius move to protect from assault and fraud and a personal data grab.

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January 21, 2020

What do online file sharers want with 70,000 Tinder images?

A researcher has discovered thousands of Tinder users' images publicly available for free online.

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September 27, 2019

Match knowingly puts people at risk from scammers, FTC charges

Match.com allegedly put users on its free version at risk - by not filtering out communications that it knew were from fake accounts.

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August 28, 2019

Romance scams – 80 people charged with ripping off millions of dollars

The $6m scam targeted women worldwide and victimized more than a dozen companies.

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August 07, 2019

Scammers recruiting money mules on dating sites is on the rise, says FBI

It's no longer enough to be wary of flash-in-the-pan "lovers" who ask you to send money; now they're asking you to open accounts for them.

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August 17, 2018

Romance scam victim allegedly plotted to kill her mother for cash

An identity theft online dating scam led police to uncover texts that detailed the murder-for-hire plot.

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March 06, 2018

“Prince Charming” is a happily married, gay, identity theft victim

Former BBC producer Steve Bustin has had it with the scammers who've stolen his photos to try to woo women online.

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February 15, 2018

Joke dating site matches people based on their passwords

Hey baby, nice little "abc123" ya got there.

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