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I met my partner on an app and would not have met them otherwise. It can be a great way to meet interesting people.

I would recommend trying a few and finding one that fits your interests/people in your area use.

Also investigate what the apps do with your data. You are sharing some very personal/sensitive data with them. Make sure they take godo care of it.

I personally like Feeld, because it is great for different kinds of relationships and that fits me well, as well as they seem to take care of my data.

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rirus@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Afaik there are no good Dating apps.

In March 2024, the British cybersecurity company Fortbridge identified several critical security vulnerabilities in the app. These flaws allowed unauthorized third parties to access private messages and photos, edit user profiles, and search preferences and messages. The vulnerabilities’ duration remains unclear. Feeld claimed that the issues were resolved within three months of being identified. Feeld did not directly inform regulators or notify users of the potential breach of their private data, citing an absence of evidence that any data had been accessed.[27] In its report on the investigation, Fortbridge said that six months had passed between their initial disclosure of the vulnerabilities and Feeld’s confirmation that the issues had been patched.

Also feeld has 3 Analytics Libraries included: reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/…/latest/#tracke…

Also most apps require you to upload fotos about yourself.

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- angelmountain@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  You’re right, I’ll retract the recommendation 😉
  
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AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Also investigate what the apps do with your data…. Make sure they take good care of it.

That’s certainly the biggest reason I never succeeded with online dating. I’ve never been able to get past creating a profile, with all the personal data you’d have to give, and no way to trust any of them with it.

Maybe I’m biased, I knew someone a couple decades ago planning to build an online dating app and he spent most of his time figuring out how to monetize the data

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