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That's kind of scary that you can get that information just by (if I read this right) having the user ID of someone you "matched" with. This feels like it could

by mdadm 10y ago

That's kind of scary that you can get that information just by (if I read this right) having the user ID of someone you "matched" with. This feels like it could lead to all sorts of weird stalking or something if a first-date went badly. On an unrelated note, I liked the way that the post was written. It made reading the details more interesting (but then again, I'm one of those young whippersnappers, so maybe I'm just more prone to liking that sort of thing).

jocro 10y ago
> having the user ID of someone you "matched" with Most of the information was already available to someone you matched with (that's the whole point of matching), barring the 'last logged in' value. The real concern is that you can get the user id of any of your facebook friends, exposing information that was previously hidden unless you did match. Matching relies on two-party consent, this violates that for a subset of users.
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rhubarbquid 10y ago
> That's kind of scary that you can get that information just by (if I read this right) having the user ID of someone you "matched" with. Not quite... the API returns the Tinder user ID of all your Facebook friends that use Tinder. You can see who uses it, when they last used it, what picture they use there, etc. You can also "swipe right" or "swipe left" using the API on anyone you have the Tinder user ID of, even if Tinder never matched them with you. So it's scary in a "creep on your friends" way not in a "creep on strangers" way.
- derefr 10y ago
  > You can also "swipe right" or "swipe left" using the API on anyone you have the Tinder user ID of, even if Tinder never matched them with you. So you're saying I can brute-force iterate through the entire Tinder userbase and swipe right on everyone automatically? Finally! The feature we've all been waiting for! (More than a little sarcasm here.)
Amezarak 10y ago
Unless I'm missing something, the information displayed is shown for every Tinder user you see on the app before and after you are matched. There is no additional data leaked. What it does do is allow you to quickly find your Facebook friends quickly among the thousands of Tinder users in your area. You can find them anyway with enough swiping.

by mdadm 10y ago

jocro 10y ago

> having the user ID of someone you "matched" with Most of the information was already available to someone you matched with (that's the whole point of matching), barring the 'last logged in' value. The real concern is that you can get the user id of any of your facebook friends, exposing information that was previously hidden unless you did match. Matching relies on two-party consent, this violates that for a subset of users.

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rhubarbquid 10y ago

> That's kind of scary that you can get that information just by (if I read this right) having the user ID of someone you "matched" with. Not quite... the API returns the Tinder user ID of all your Facebook friends that use Tinder. You can see who uses it, when they last used it, what picture they use there, etc. You can also "swipe right" or "swipe left" using the API on anyone you have the Tinder user ID of, even if Tinder never matched them with you. So it's scary in a "creep on your friends" way not in a "creep on strangers" way.

derefr 10y ago
> You can also "swipe right" or "swipe left" using the API on anyone you have the Tinder user ID of, even if Tinder never matched them with you. So you're saying I can brute-force iterate through the entire Tinder userbase and swipe right on everyone automatically? Finally! The feature we've all been waiting for! (More than a little sarcasm here.)

Amezarak 10y ago

Unless I'm missing something, the information displayed is shown for every Tinder user you see on the app before and after you are matched. There is no additional data leaked. What it does do is allow you to quickly find your Facebook friends quickly among the thousands of Tinder users in your area. You can find them anyway with enough swiping.