Five dating app dilemmas answered by experts

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Striking a balance between protecting your data, ensuring your personal security and getting the most out of dating apps can be tricky. Here’ some advice on the dos and don’ts

from your social media pages on your dating profile: “It’s easy to do a reverse image search with Google. If your dating profile has a photo that also shows up on your Instagram or Facebook account, it will be easier for someone to find you on social media.”, which owns Hinge and Tinder, advises being “vague” when setting up your profile. Once you are chatting to people, never provide financial information to anyone, a spokeswoman at Match Group warns.

You can easily block and report people through most dating apps, before and after you are matched with them. At the same time, logging in via Facebook is a definite no-no, because it allows additional data collection by the app, even if it’s not displayed publicly. “If you create a login with your Facebook account, apps such as Hinge can access Facebook data including your name, phone number and marital status,” says Gaffney.

If you give it permission, the dating app can collect your geolocation data as well as photos and videos. This information can be shared within the Match Group companies.details similar data collection, including device identifiers, location based on your IP address and your age to share with advertisers.

 

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