Tinder clone TanTan lets wire spies locate lovers

Popular Chinese Tinder clone TanTan is sending user details in cleartext and sports an API that allows users locations' to be triangulated. Developer Larry Salibra reported the flaws to TanTan, which has pledged to use encryption in future. The security slip means users' partner preferences, locations, and personal …

[Anonymous Coward]

Welcome to the new internet

Where all traffic is decrypted by default, and the government has access to all your data.

[Steve K]

Fnar, Fnar

What if the user is after a man in the middle attack?

Is that a euphemism...?

Ooh, matron etc.

Steve

[3G]

Isn't that exactly what they wanted? A man in the middle?

[Stoneshop]

Isn't that exactly what they wanted?

Depends on their sexual preference, I'd think.

[PleebSmasher]

oh well

Being in China you will get tracked anyway. Might as well get dat pooooossi.