2013 — Tinder: Tinder advertises to users that their physical…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
Tinder advertises to users that their physical location information is never shown to other users. An outside engineer discovered an issue with the Tinder app that allowed the locations of users to be available for at least two weeks. Last known locations, Facebook IDs, dates of birth, gender, and names were available.
Root cause
Unintended disclosure