January 24, 2018

Lurkers sharing an unsecured Wi-Fi network with you could see when you’re swiping right or left on Tinder and when you start a chat with someone, according to security research published Tuesday. “It’s very simple to execute because the problem is,

Researchers at Tel Aviv-based app security firm Checkmarx recently demonstrated that Tinder lacks basic HTTPS encryption for photos. That means that if they were on the same Wi-Fi network as someone using Tinder, they would be able to see the same photos

There’s a basic security measure missing from Tinder’s mobile dating app. And it could let prying eyes see your potential matches, along with whether you swiped left or right, a security firm has found. The issue was discovered by researchers at the security