Experts raise privacy concerns over Facebook’s dating foray

NEW DELHI: Dating apps and security experts have raised privacy concerns about social network giant Facebook’s foray into the world of online dating. Facebook on Thursday launched a new dating service in the US and 19 other countries, and said it will be extended to Europe by early 2020. The company, though, didn’t specify when it is planning to launch the product in India.

Most global dating apps such as Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and Indian apps like TrulyMadly and Woo have been using Facebook accounts for user logins. But TrulyMadly and Woo said they have also introduced new ways of user logins this year after getting some user feedback on privacy concerns.