The dark side of dating apps


  • TECH
  • Monday, 16 Aug 2021

Nineteen percent of the respondents said they had been stalked on social media by a person they did not match with. — 123rf.com

BEYOND worrying about getting ghosted or bad dates, users of online dating services now have another concern – doxing – which could endanger their privacy.

In a survey involving dating apps, cybersecurity firm Kasperksy discovered that 22% of respondents in Asia Pacific had become a victim of this malicious act.

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