Facebook Just Broke Tinder and Thirsty People Lost Their Minds
Facebook outlined a series of sweeping privacy changes on Wednesday,
in light of the Cambridge Analytica data-mining scandal that saw 87
million users' data compromised without their consent. While this is
welcome news for Facebook users, the new security measures appear to be
causing some problems for people looking to peruse Tinder.
Twitter was flooded with so many users complaining
about difficulty logging into the app, that Tinder had to address the
situation with news that it's working on a fix.
Nearly as soon as Facebook implemented its changes,
which involve a series of revamped APIs, Tinder users started reporting
difficulty logging into the app, with it repeatedly asking for login
information via Facebook and denying them access to their
profiles, according to a report by Select All.
Tinder is asking users to provide additional
permissions "in order to create or use a Tinder account." The advisory
then notes that "this information is then used to create fuller
profiles, verify authenticity and provide support."
Clearly, a login feedback loop is at play.
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