Tinder: PLAN CUL wild at INVASION OF PRIVACY

"We will never publish anything on Facebook . " The dating application on smartphones Tinder draws a tantalizing promise to meet people " anonymously " (ie prosaically find ass shots) in real time, around you. Faster, more direct, more localized : the traditional dating sites are getting old .

Tinder is part of this trend of dating apps location-based , that appeal especially to young singles for their potential dating one night . Apps that " put uncomfortable by their superficiality ," summarizes the " Guardian" .

2 km to 160 km

After logging in via Facebook, Tinder offers quick setup : distance to spot conquests ( 2 km to 160 km), the age range to display the desired sex.

Then scroll profiles of young women ( or men) that you can " love " ( heart symbol ) or "pass" ( cross symbol). Heart in case of both sides (called "match" ), then the LBS lovebirds will discuss both in a more intimate chat module .

In this supermarket mobile meeting, it was the feeling of being in the U.S. Next reality where profiles are judged on physical criteria , rather than on affinity.

"Many especially want asses plans," summarizes Marine , 26 years , recent user . " I downloaded the app curiosity with two girlfriends. It was split pear by sending profiles of guys. There's really weird ..."

A unicorn tattooed on the back

Weird ? Navy does not believe so right . Of the two million daily users , some do not hesitate to share with the entire web their discussions and meetings.

The blog on Tumblr Hotinder (closed since ) amused for example compiling " fuckable french girls on Tinder " (" the hottest of French Tinder " ) relaying names, ages and pictures of women cross App .

Repeated by the Instagram account @ Tinderbombs practice. Same approach with more testosterone , or on Tumblr TinderAndCo TinderStars publish male profiles (often topless ) .

But the community is given especially to the heart of the most marked profiles ... atypical . A bunch of guys dressed as cheerleaders , a unicorn tattooed on the back, a grandfather who claims to have 21 years together on TinderFailure .

Another compile profiles where the user appears in the company of a dead fish or alongside a tiger.

Even more confusing these profiles , many users publish their exchange with people met on Tinder . In both English and French , exchanges revolve mainly around the organization of sex plans. While some try to poetry 2.0 , others reveal much more direct , even incredibly raw.

Invasion of privacy

All these blogs reminder that , despite the success in less than 25 years this free app , its use is not as "anonymous" as promised . Worse, it is possible to see his picture pinned by malicious users in a category ( ass shots , handsome , failures ... ) , the eyes of the entire web.

Create these blogs also represents a real invasion of privacy. First on the messages exchanged within the app , since the Penal Code punishes up to a year in prison and 45,000 euros fine the fact " to disclose correspondence ." Worse , the publication of a picture with the name , age and place of residence may constitute violations of privacy and image rights (up to one year in prison and 45,000 euros fine ) .

So beware the risk of its information diverted out of the app encounters.