Data At First Swipe: We Review Privacy of Dating Apps
Over 300 million people use dating apps around the world. These apps amass vast troves of sensitive data with the promise of helping their users find “the one", but how safe is user data in the hands of Big Love? For decades, Mozilla has been at the forefront of defending your online privacy, so we put our *Privacy Not Included researchers to work analyzing dating apps. The result? We found that dating apps are hungrier for your personal details than you are for a good match. According to our experts, these apps are hoovering up more of your data than ever before, and they’re not always keeping it safe. From your DMs to your deepest secrets, nothing is off-limits, and AI is raising the stakes even higher. Read more → Worried About Your Data Being Misused? Ways We’re Working Toward Privacy For All | | | Advocating for Meaningful Privacy Legislation As AI’s power grows, we need privacy protections that match. Policymakers and big business might pay lip-service to the idea, but we need rock-solid privacy principles worldwide. Learn about our vision → |
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| | | Engaging with US Policy Makers A new bipartisan federal bill is under development in the US, called the American Privacy Rights Act. This bill would force companies to minimize the data they collect and give consumers more control over their personal data. The details are under debate, but it seems policymakers in DC finally understand consumers are demanding a strong federal privacy bill. Learn more → |
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| | | Asking Companies Tough Privacy Questions Last year, our privacy researchers called cars the worst product category we have ever reviewed, and we had A LOT of questions for automakers. While they ignored our requests for comment, US Senator Ed Markey followed up. Read the highlights → |
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| | | Funding Projects for a Better Data Ecosystem What would a healthier data economy look like? In March, we funded five ambitious projects building tools that address issues of transparency, privacy, bias, and agency in the data lifecycle. Learn more about them → |
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| | | Partying In The Name Of Privacy Privacy Party helps Firefox users preserve their privacy from the settings menu of their favorite apps. Mozilla Foundation's Xavier Harding interviewed Tracy Chou to learn more. Read more → |
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Join Us | | | Demand Data Privacy For All Privacy should be a right for everyone, everywhere. Join our global movement for privacy rights. Demand better → |
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Participate Upcoming Events | | | Earlybird Tickets: MozFest House Amsterdam June 11-13, in person: Join us at MozFest House: Amsterdam for community talks, collaborative workshops, and vibrant art and culture moments, including discussions on privacy. Buy tickets → |
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| | | Mona Chalabi at MozFest House Amsterdam: We Are Data June 12, online and in person: Data journalist Mona Chalabi has spent over a decade creating visualizations that deepen our understanding of the world. Her work, displayed globally from the Tate to the Design Museum, has earned her a Pulitzer. RSVP on LinkedIn → |
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What We’re Reading: What our researchers, grantees and staff are reading on privacy this month ‘Smartphones on Wheels’ Draw Attention From Regulators (The New York Times) The FCC just doled out big privacy fines. It could soon lose that power (Washington Post) Legislation that could ban TikTok is now law. Here’s what happens next (CNN) Discord Shuts Down ‘Spy Pet’ Bots That Scraped, Sold User Messages (404) Your brain’s privacy is at risk. The US just took its first big step toward protecting it. (Vox) The ‘boring phone’: stressed-out gen Z ditch smartphones for dumbphones (The Guardian) LOLERCOPTER 🚁🔥posts that made us laugh
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