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Tinder Embraces Encryption (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the rest-easy dept.

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has managed to get Tinder to encrypt the photos sent between its servers and its app. The 69-year-old Senator wrote a letter to Tinder back in February requesting that the company encrypt photos. They apparently already implemented the feature, but "waited to write back to Wyden until it also adjust a separate security feature that makes all swipe data the same size," reports The Verge. "The size of the swipe data was used by security researchers to differentiate actions from one another. That change wasn't implemented until June 19th."

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  1. Did some Wyden staffer write that summary? by msauve · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has managed to get Tinder to encrypt..."

    No, he didn't. Tinder's letter said they started encrypting on Feb 6. Wyden's letter asking they encrypt was dated Feb 14.

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