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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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[–] gnu@lemmy.zip 155 points 1 week ago (31 children)

People sign up to app intended to share personal information about others without their permission, end up having their own personal information shared without permission - the irony is impressive.

[–] Zomg@piefed.world 20 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I think it depends on people's intent and purpose for using this service. I'm overall not a fan of someone taking and sharing pictures of me without my consent, or making claims that can't be defended...

The group of women legitimately using it for safety is fine, in a general sense.

The group of women using it as gossip and entertainment is not.

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Considering that "tea" is common slang for gossip I'm not convinced there was many of the ~~latter~~ former.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Given that the app name is slang for gossip, you're not convinced there were many women using it for gossip?

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

Thanks I fixed it

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