Vulnerable Dating Apps and Connected Toys | Avast

Vulnerable Dating Apps and Connected Toys | Avast
Emma McGowan, 11 February 2021

Looking through dating apps and connected sex toys featured in Mozilla's *Privacy Not Included buyer's guide



Upon the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, online dating suddenly became the only “safe” way to date. But, unfortunately, it turns out it might not be as safe as we thought it was — at least when it comes to privacy and security for our personal data.
That’s according to two *Privacy Not Included guides from the Mozilla Foundation, which help consumers find tech tools and software that are secure and respect user privacy. The latest closely reviewed 24 dating apps and 26 connected sex toys for privacy and security issues. Nearly 70 percent (21 of the 24) of the dating apps got the “*Privacy Not Included” label, meaning they’re not private or secure. Interestingly, the sex toys were much more secure, with only seven of the 26 failing to make the cut.
“Connected sex toys, go for it!” *Privacy Not Included lead researcher Jen Caltrider tells Avast. “Dating apps on the other hand, holy cow. They’re awful.”
Caltrider, whose background is in artificial intelligence, points out that many dating apps claim that the personal information equals better matches. As a result, people share incredibly personal facts — from their sexual preferences to whether their parents are still married to whether or not they use drugs to what type of car they drive — with these companies. 
“I don’t know how convinced I am about that,” Caltrider says, when it comes to the claim that this type of information will ..

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