Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Recent reporting, brand coverage, ongoing story threads, and source-backed context from SEXTECHGUIDE.
Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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News 9 niche dating apps and hundreds of thousands of users exposed by leaky bucket
Nine niche dating apps, likely operated by a single developer, exposed nearly one terabyte of user data including explicit photos, private chats, and financial records due to a misconfigured AWS S3 bucket. The breach,
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News Leaky CAM4 database leaves nearly 11 billion items of personal customer data exposed
Researchers from Safety Detectives discovered an unsecured 7TB ElasticSearch database from cam site CAM4 containing nearly 11 billion records, including personal data, payment information, and explicit chat logs. The breach exposed millions of users
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Opinion How did online dating turn into such a hot mess?
This opinion piece examines the many problems plaguing the online dating industry, including data privacy violations, monetization practices, safety issues, and scams. It traces how apps like Tinder have prioritized profit over user wellbeing
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Analysis Apple Card promises privacy, but the adult industry is cautious
This article examines the Apple Card's launch and its implications for adult industry workers and sex workers, analyzing whether Apple's privacy promises hold up given Goldman Sachs and Mastercard's data access. It contextualizes concerns
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Analysis ‘What would happen if I shoved a sensor in here?’: The hackers trying to make sex toys better
This article explores the growing community of hobbyist and ethical sex toy hackers who modify and reprogram vibrators for educational purposes, personalized pleasure, and accessibility innovation. It profiles technologists, workshop organizers, and hackathon participants
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News Gay dating app Scruff buys Jack’d, promises better security for users
Perry Street Software, the parent company of gay dating app Scruff, has acquired LGBTQ rival Jack'd and its 5 million users, with a particular focus on the Asian market. The acquisition comes after Jack'd
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News Security expert says 42.5m dating app users’ details have been exposed online (and still are)
Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an exposed ElasticSearch database containing 42.5 million records from dating apps CougarDating, Mingler, Fwbs, ChristianFinder, and TS, including usernames, ages, locations, and IP addresses. The data remains publicly accessible
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Dating apps removed from app stores for not obtaining parental consent
The FTC found that Ukrainian developer Wildec LLC's dating apps Meet 24, FastMeet, and Meet4U allowed children as young as 12 to register without parental consent, violating COPPA regulations. The apps were removed from
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Watching female-centric porn can be educational for under 30s (but the UK’s still making access harder for everyone)
A Chinese study by sexual wellness companies Yummy and Taqu found that under-30s benefit educationally from watching female-centric pornography, with the majority aware of differences between porn and real sex. The article contrasts these
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Analysis How Pornhub uses data to tailor-make content for you
This article examines how Pornhub's parent company MindGeek uses granular user viewing data to produce algorithmically tailored porn content at scale, retaining users without selling their data to third-party advertisers. It explores the A/B
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News Earn up to $25k by hacking YouPorn
YouPorn has launched a Bug Bounty Program in partnership with HackerOne, offering payouts of up to $25,000 to whitehat hackers who identify previously unknown security vulnerabilities. The program reflects a proactive approach to user
