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Users from 4chan claim to have discovered an exposed database hosted on Google’s mobile app development platform, Firebase, belonging to the newly popular women’s dating safety app Tea. Users say they are rifling through peoples’ personal data and selfies uploaded to the app, and then posting that data online, according to screenshots, 4chan posts, and code reviewed by 404 Media.

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[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Yeah. I mean, I get it. The concept of the app makes sense. And I would be that, on average, it is/would be used for good.

On the other hand, as a guy, the idea that people are out there sharing reviews of me as a person on the open internet, and I have no way of knowing this, is deeply unsettling. Like, I haven't done anything wrong - just the whole concept feels very gross.

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

Especially because the app is called "tea", like the slang term for gossip. The letter of the intention may have been good but the whole thing is toxic.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

My problem is how it's implemented.

An app where you simply post a name and a location, and then people can DM you with their experiences directly, would be a lot less invasive.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

That's terrible.

Have an upvote.