Grinder is a known gay dating app which was acquired by a Chinese gaming company 4 years back. And recently, they have announced that they are going to sell it for $608.5 million.

It is a known and big app which has more than 4 million active users everyday and it is also known as the largest social networking app for gay, transgender, queer and bisexual people from all around the globe.

The app is available for everyone and it has two versions, paid and free. People can choose the version according to their own use. The app has been the number one choice of many.

The owner of the app, Kunlul is the largest mobile gaming companies. The app owner is looking forward to make a deal with US for selling this big app.

USA is very strict with the privacy of the app and how they deal with the data of the users. Hence, they are going to make a deal on the basis of how safe the app is for the users.

If the deal happens, then users can for sure see some change in the app and see some other changes in the privacy of the app.

Due to lockdown, everyone is suffering and so as the dating apps. It has become challenging for the users to find a date during the lockdown. People are not allowed to go out and that is why they are unable to find new dates.

A famous dating app Bumble has already announced the feature of virtual dating badge and video chats which all their users can use now during the lockdown. They have made their settings in such way that you will be able to match with anyone within the country whereas earlier, it was for the distance of 1 to 100 miles only.

OkCupid, another famous dating app has also started discussing about the virtual date ideas and what all they can do for the users. They are working with many binge watching ideas too which will be out in few days. They have also done their partnership with YouTube channel named the screen patti so that they can bring out the video of TSP’ lockdown wala match for their users.

Also, Tinder, again a dating app has also made their passport feature free for all their users. Earlier it was only limited for their gold subscribers but now, it is free for all.

All these ideas and features the apps are launching are for their users so that they can still manage to talk to people and kill their boredom during the lockdown too.

As per the reports, popular dating app Tinder is working on new feature that will allow its users to easily switch between local and global matches. As per a tweet by reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong, Soon there would be two modes for Tinder users see two ‘modes’ — global and local. As per the screenshot in the tweet, “going global will allow you to see people nearby and from around the world after you’ve gone through all the profiles in your area.”

Currently, it is not confirmed when the app will launch this feature.

At the beginning of this month, Tinder launched in chat video calling feature which was anounced in its earnings report. “Social distancing has required adaptations and pivots and has impacted our business because the manner in which singles engage with our products and start relationships has quickly evolved. We know that singles are adjusting their behaviours, and many are shifting to having dates virtually via phone or video,” said the company to media

As per the Risk Based Security, around 4 million user’s data have been stolen or hacked from dating apps.

The security vendor said that he found that stolen data listed for free in a prominent hacking forum. Earlier it was on sale.

Around 3.7 million users of MobiFriend, a Barcelona-based dating app’s data is there. This info was originally posted by a threat actor named “DonJuji,” but is attributed to a breach in January 2019.

“The MD5 encryption algorithm is known to be less robust than other modern alternatives, potentially allowing the encrypted passwords to be decrypted into plaintext,” warned Risk Based Security.

“Moreover, the data leak contains professional email addresses related to well-known entities including: American International Group (AIG), Experian, Walmart, Virgin Media and a number of other F1000 companies. This creates a notable risk of business email compromise as well as potential spear-phishing campaigns.”

“The increase in records compromised was driven largely by one breach; a misconfigured Elasticsearch cluster that exposed 5.1 billion records. However, even if we adjusted for this incident, the number of records still increased 48% compared to Q1 2019,” said Inga Goddijn, executive vice-president at Risk Based Security.

“Hacking exposed an average of approximately 850,000 records per breach and most breaches originated from outside the organization. We are continually finding that simply meeting regulatory standards or contractual obligations does little to actually prevent a breach from occurring.”

Tinder is a famous dating app which is being used all around the globe for the purpose of making friendship, dating and to get laid off. Now Tinder is going to launch their own one on one video chat this year. The company, Match group has announced that it is going to be launched later this year and since Tinder has many users, it has to be perfect with all the features.

Also, for protection, the app is going to build their own offensive image detection system through which they will be detecting all the abusive messages and can report them. Users only need to chat through the app to whoever they want to. We are confident that demand for human connection will never dissipate and remain committed to fulfilling that need,” the company said in its earnings note. “This period of social isolation would have been much more dire for single people – who no longer have other avenues to meet and connect such as bars and concerts – if not for our products.”

Indeed, it is going to be a great app for the users.

Other than Tinder, other apps have also launched many such features like video calling and face time so that the users can see each other and have a great time dating at home. Tinder did not have this feature earlier but since it is a lock down time, it has this feature too.

As all the trading apps are trying to help the users to date through apps, dating has become easier for all. However, there are some people who are not satisfied by the efforts by these apps. They are trying to break rules of Social distancing for meeting their dates. Such a story has been covered by Business Insider where it reported that there are many messages on the dating apps that are

Because of how common it is, I can honestly say that anyone who is on a dating app right now has dealt with this,” Rothenberg. “People are horny, and a lot of people are putting that ahead of the risk and the danger.”

Many dating users have even shared the stories on the social media platforms about the messages which they received about breaking rules of Lock down.

This year, Tinder is planning to launch its own in-app, one-on-one video chats. In its earning release, today, Match Group, the brand’s parent company, announced the feature. They announced the upcoming launch of this feature, however, they didn’t give much info about it. Being used by the millions of users, this would be the largest feature for the Match group’s Tinder and video calls can be places ripe for abuse. The company couldn’t share additional details with media yet.

Opposite to text based messaging, Harassment and abuse would be now difficult in video. Still, Team is working on making its own offensive image detection system or looking to a third party to provide one. Users will also get used to swiping for video chatting than going on person dates.

“We are confident that demand for human connection will never dissipate and remain committed to fulfilling that need,” the company said in its earnings note. “This period of social isolation would have been much more dire for single people – who no longer have other avenues to meet and connect such as bars and concerts – if not for our products.”

“As the lockdowns have dragged on, we have seen some impact on younger male users, while there has been some recovery in the over 30 demographic,” the company says.

In the times of Coronavirus, people are unable to go out and live their lives like the way they used to and hence, it gets difficult for them. But if you are looking forward to use some dating apps, then it is possible to do so. Talking about the same, there are many dating apps available which can be used while this pandemic outbreak. But you need to make sure to follow the lock down rules as much as you can and have a virtual dating experience.

If you want to download any dating app, then you can easily download Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge, Bumble or any such app. These apps can be paid but if you see them, they are totally secured and they also have the features like calling and video calling which can make you talk to your date without even going out your home.

Using these smart features can give you a nice experience. However, you might need to spend money in using few of these dating apps which is okay since you can not go out and taking a risk from your safety is also not something which is recommended by us. So use these apps and have a great dating time with your online virtual date.

In the times of coronavirus, it is getting tough for everyone to kill their boredom since they have nothing to do. And hence, a new dating advice site called dating in the age of COVID-19 is launched which will help the people to connect with each other and date virtually even in the lockdown where you don’t have to meet each other.

You can simply register yourself in the site and find the people near you who you can talk with.

The maker of the app, Spira said -“We’re living in an uncertain time, and it’s my goal to bring love and joy to those who are feeling lonely or isolated,”

There are many more such apps like The league, eHarmony, Facetime, Zoom and PlentyofFish available which can easily do the same. In this new app, you can simply find as many people as you want and start dating virtually.

The app will also launch the features like social hour, datechat where you will be able to date for free and the experts will be answering the questions of dating.

The app will be available for free of cost and will be easy to use. You can register yourself for free.

In the times of pandemic outbreak, people are using the dating apps in order to bring the spice in their lives. But that can make you in some difficult situations as well. Yes, it is possible. Especially when you share a personal picture to someone else, it can be difficult for you.

But not anymore. The famous dating app called Bumble has shared a new feature through which if you have sent a nude picture to someone on chat, it will be blurred automatically so that it can be safe.

This app Bumble is an app which is for the women especially. If you ask how, it is because since the app allows the women to take the first move, it keeps you safe and if you are a woman, you can use it safely. The app has made a private detector tool through which it will blur the images.

The tool is 98% accurate and has passed in the test to check how it works. If the tool finds something inappropriate, it will blur the image.

It is indeed a great feature for keeping the data of the users safe and they can then simply rely on the app without any doubts in their mind. The feature is new and is liked by many now.