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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 146 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Huh...

Part of these types of things generally seem like a well-intentioned idea, but it's also so creepy, scammy, and gross. This data won't stop here by any means, and will be sold or used in a million different even shittier ways. Pretty fucked.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 145 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 55 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Don't these companies know how to properly configure a database? This seemed like it was completely preventable.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago

Don't these companies know

No. The answer is always no

[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

You think a company paddling gossip under the guise of "woman safety" would care about protecting personal information? 🤣

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 68 points 1 week ago

Lots of breaches are entirely preventable, but lots of companies don't like to pay for qualified employees that could prevent them.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 28 points 1 week ago

They don't care. It's not their information and there are no consequences.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Starting salary for a cyber security expert is around 70,000€ and that's for someone who's relatively inexperienced so you would probably want to pay more like 90,000€, for these startups that's seven or eight employees worth of salary and they don't want to pay it.

The problem is it leads to things like this happening which kills their entire company.

Or they could do what they're doing now which is work with a consultancy company which doesn't cost anywhere near as much money but still costs quite a bit.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

Don't worry I'm sure the owner has already pocketed $10m in investor money and is currently parachuting away to plan their next fuckup

[–] INeedMana@piefed.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Then how would they sell access in a deniable way?

[–] starman@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

Hahaha, that's hilarious. I've just seen it on /g/ today.

[–] yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago

yeah, well-intentioned things tend to go sour when exposed to the glow of anonymity on the internet. Starts off innocent, and goes downhill fast.

The creator, Sean, stating that he started this app as a reaction to the online dating scene his mother experienced, seems fine: an anti-catfishing app would be great.

To give the devil their due, the data they collect might also be valuable as data on how women discuss men online, which at a cursory glance seems to favor far more hyperbole than I see in everyday life.

[–] Keyboard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yea I agree with you