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Where does the „body type“ data come from? Do they ask you for your weight when you sign up?
Disclosure: Paying OKCupid customer. I don't mind paying to support the service, it's provided ongoing value to us.
>birthdate is a data point which is considered part of Personally Identifiable Information / Personal Data in many countries. I am far from being a lawyer, but OKCupid should be concerned with regulations like the GDPR approaching soon. >This may not be as appalling as Grindr’s reporting of HIV status to third parties. It might not be as powerful and widespread as the data used in the Cambridge Analytica Debacle. But…
The point I was trying to make is that we need to hold everyone to be accountable / secure. Just because no one is actively exploiting the data in a huge fashion (ie. Cambridge Analytica) doesn't mean it we should let go.
I'm terrible at following the news by the way :(
How can the developers behind an endpoint like this not confirm/test that it requires permissions/authentication to consume? (I mean, look at all that data...)
Amateurs I can understand - but OKCupid has been around long enough they shouldn't be employing people of that nature.
Is there no code review process?
This is just nuts.
I never get it why people who discover secrets like these make extra sure nobody else can ever enjoy them again. Just use the undocumented feature and don't make a big thing out of it. This way it's ruined for everybody, and they get nothing in return, except for some HN points on their blog post.
>birthdate is a data point which is considered part of Personally Identifiable Information / Personal Data in many countries. I am far from being a lawyer, but OKCupid should be concerned with regulations like the GDPR approaching soon. >This may not be as appalling as Grindr’s reporting of HIV status to third parties. It might not be as powerful and widespread as the data used in the Cambridge Analytica Debacle. But…
Hey, thanks for reading. The point I was trying to make is that we need to hold everyone to be accountable / secure. Just because no one is actively exploiting the data in a huge fashion (ie. Cambridge Analytica) doesn't mean it we should let go. I'm terrible at following the news by the way :(
Where does the „body type“ data come from? Do they ask you for your weight when you sign up?
You specify it as part of your profile. If you pay for A-List (paid plan), you can filter potential matches by body type. Disclosure: Paying OKCupid customer. I don't mind paying to support the service, it's provided ongoing value to us.
Aside from a token few they can blog about, what's their incentive to be successful?
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Hey, thanks for reading. The point I was trying to make is that we need to hold everyone to be accountable / secure. Just because no one is actively exploiting the data in a huge fashion (ie. Cambridge Analytica) doesn't mean it we should let go. I'm terrible at following the news by the way :(
Don't waste your time feeding throwaway trolls.
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You specify it as part of your profile. If you pay for A-List (paid plan), you can filter potential matches by body type. Disclosure: Paying OKCupid customer. I don't mind paying to support the service, it's provided ongoing value to us.
I have to wonder how effective paying for a dating site really is. Presumably if you find a partner through the site you stop paying? Aside from a token few they can blog about, what's their incentive to be successful?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You specify it as part of your profile. If you pay for A-List (paid plan), you can filter potential matches by body type. Disclosure: Paying OKCupid customer. I don't mind paying to support the service, it's provided ongoing value to us.
I have to wonder how effective paying for a dating site really is. Presumably if you find a partner through the site you stop paying? Aside from a token few they can blog about, what's their incentive to be successful?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You specify it as part of your profile. If you pay for A-List (paid plan), you can filter potential matches by body type. Disclosure: Paying OKCupid customer. I don't mind paying to support the service, it's provided ongoing value to us.
I have to wonder how effective paying for a dating site really is. Presumably if you find a partner through the site you stop paying? Aside from a token few they can blog about, what's their incentive to be successful?