A Deep Dive Into Vulnerabilities In Popular Dating Apps In a shocking revelation, researchers from the Belgian university KU Leuven discovered significant security flaws in several popular dating apps, including Bumble and Hinge, which could have allowed stalkers to pinpoint the locations of their users with alarming accuracy. This vulnerability posed severe risks to user privacy and safety, highlighting the need for stronger security measures in the rapidly growing online dating industry. The Discovery: Vulnerabilities in Location-Based Filters The researchers analyzed 15 popular dating apps and found that six of them—Badoo, Bumble, Grindr, happn, Hinge, and Hily—had a common vulnerability. Although these apps do not share exact locations when displaying the distance between users, they did use precise locations for their "filters" feature. This allowed users to refine their searches based on various criteria, including distance, inadvertently creating a security loophole....
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