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Vulnerabilities let people see your Tinder swipes and photos

You might want to swipe left on Tinder’s security.

Researchers at Checkmarx, which helps developers test the security of their applications, said in a blog post Tuesday that the popular dating app has a couple of vulnerabilities. The flaws could let an attacker on the same Wi-Fi network you’re using see what profile photos you’re looking at and whether you swipe right or left, Checkmarx said. That’s because profile pictures on Tinder use HTTP instead of HTTPS, the encrypted protocol that more than half the internet uses to protect data from prying eyes.