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I hacked a dating app (and how not to treat a security researcher)

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561 points bearsyankees | 3 comments | 12 May 25 16:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.59s | source
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koakuma-chan ◴[12 May 25 17:37 UTC] No.43965544[source]▶
I thought Apple was checking apps? How did this go through? In any sane jurisdiction exposing PII like that is illegal.
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Lucasoato ◴[12 May 25 17:49 UTC] No.43965706[source]▶
I don't think the App Store provider should be blamed for a security posture that is just wrong by design. The company is responsible to guarantee a meaningful degree of security for their user data.
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1. efdee ◴[12 May 25 17:56 UTC] No.43965777[source]▶
Remind me what the 30% markup is for, again?
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2. lcnPylGDnU4H9OF ◴[12 May 25 20:58 UTC] No.43967399[source]▶
Marketing and distribution.
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3. efdee ◴[13 May 25 19:07 UTC] No.43976463[source]▶
What marketing?