Scammers turn dating apps into "hunting grounds." Could companies do more?

When the Federal Trade Commission began investigating problems related to romance scams five years ago, the consumer watchdog agency's analysts gained access to internal data from one of the biggest ... Read More

Mozilla finds that most dating apps are not great guardians of user data

Dating apps are not following great privacy practices and are collecting more data than ever in order to woo Gen Z users, a new study by Mozilla pointed out. Researchers reviewed dating apps in terms ... Read More

The 5 best dating apps in 2024

CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff ... or meeting people at spendy social functions. The best dating apps are ones that eventually get deleted off your ... Read More

She set out to find a husband in a year. Then she matched with a guy on a dating app on the other side of the world

Scottish comedian Samantha Hannah was working on a comedy show about finding a husband when Toby Hunter came into her life. What happened next surprised them both. Read More

Mozilla Waves Red Flag Over Data Hungry Dating Apps

Nearly two dozen dating apps were flagged by Mozilla's Privacy Not Included researchers as failing to meet privacy and security standards, sharing customer data with third parties, and excluding the ... Read More

Best Luxury Dating Sites for Wealthy Dating in 2024

For a high-end dating app, this one is right up there with the best. You might even find your ... If you’ve got a good presence on social media sites and you think you could get through the ... Read More

15 Best Free Dating Sites and Apps of 2024

With our review of the 9 best free ... them in-app or using chat functions like instant messaging or video calls. Most online dating sites function similarly to social media platforms and are ... Read More

Best Hookup Sites and Apps for Adult Dating in 2024

And the hopeless romantics out there are probably best ... networking) get in the way of potentials Bumble has gained a reputation for being different from most other mainstream dating and hookup ... Read More

Investing in Social Media Stocks

About 3.8 billion people are active social media users in 2021. By 2025 ... parent organization of dating and relationship apps Bumble and Badoo. Match Group -- best known for its dating sites ... Read More

Some users concerned about privacy, security with dating apps

Some users who are on popular dating apps are growing concerned with privacy and security when it comes to protecting their information. Read More

It’s not Gen Z who need to be protected from social media – it’s boomers

From getting cancelled to being scammed and taken in by fake news, those who didn’t grow up with the internet could be most at risk from certain online threats, writes Helen Coffey ... Read More