Do you know of a dating app which caters primarily to heterosexuals, respects your privacy, doesn't use analytics and doesn't require G00g13 services to function properly?
I think it’s called “outside.”
Believe me, I'm trying. So. F*****g. Hard.
I don't know of any dating app that respects your privacy, period; that runs counter to what dating apps are about.
Mozilla reviewed the privacy of a lot of dating apps. It isn't very pretty, but there are some that are less bad than others. Article also gives some tips on how to improve your privacy while using them.
Privacy Guides also has a "Reducing the Risks while using dating apps" section in one of their articles.
Side note: I don't think the commenters who are saying "go outside" have really dated in years. Like it or not, it's by far the dominant way couples are meeting now, and unfortunately it's becoming more and more of a requirement in the modern dating scene:
Actually, double thanks. First because I was indeed considering eharmony before I saw its ranking in that page, second because I didn't know anything at all about the 'Privacy not included' series, which apparently covers many other topics such as ShitGPT. I owe you one ;)
Honestly, you just have to accept that your privacy is going to be compromised while using the apps. Everyone tends to gravitate towards just a few apps in any given geographic location. None of those people care about privacy. By not using these apps, you are going to significantly be hamstringing yourself. Like, a lot.
I am someone who met my wife at work in 2000. I did not agree with it, but back then meeting your partner online meant you were very weird and you could expect to be ridiculed for it.
Thanks!!
Caters to heterosexuality? - literally all of them but grindr Respects your privacy/ doesn’t use analytics/ google services - are there any apps left that don’t rely on these?
I’m a trans woman so I’m sure we have very different needs as far as dating goes but ime they’re all variations on the same damn thing. Endless swipe fests
Yep, bots bots bots.
Honestly, bots suck but I can ignore the. Having to ‘prove’ I’m human by scanning my face literally Every. Fucking . Time. I even think about opening tinder is almost worse than just dealing with bots.
The whole concept of an app immediately signals privacy invasion. That's what apps do.
I've met some cool people through craigslist personals (back when they had those). Reddit still has them fwiw.
This is a great point... Don't use apps!
Use the website!
If you really care about privacy... Join a community and harden your set up!
Deny the parasite that data 🐸
You can't say Google like that or the Google will just read it and list it on Google.
Next time try using periods between letters to trick the Google. Like this
G.o.o.g.l.e.
The Google can't see it when you type it like that.
It's called 'a social club near you' and can be anything from tennis, climbing, hiking, even binge drinking. In all seriousness though, for an app like that to be profitable, i.e. for someone to build it, there'd have to be a (relatively) high subscription fee. Since everyone wants every app to be free, the apps that try that business model typically fail. Plus you get a chicken/egg problem, everyone wants to log into the app and see lots of opportunity, which won't exist for sometime given the literal paywall.
Well, I'd be more than glad to pay for privacy, but you're right that it's a 'bad' business model.
Eharmony?
Somebody posted the same similar question a week or so ago. I read that it was a paid service and you can be as specific about your dating preferences as you want.
I would check it out but… SO is sitting next to me so….
That might be the better option currently if people in your region use it. Used to Christian only IIRC? Doesn't seem to be anymore. I miss OKCupid before the buyout.
Thank you! A Friend of mine met her SO there indeed, but I've lost contact with her over the years AND somehow the app name registered in my brain as 'Blueharmony' which of course didn't yield any search results.... As stated elsewhere, I really don't care about paying.
This post doesn't have anything related to AI but why it still got many downvotes?
Apparently, too many people got offended by me using the word 'heterosexual' (take a peep at a particular exchange below, it's a joy to read). The reason I was specific is that there are apps which specifically cater to non-heterosexuals, something I made clear in a comment that was also heavily downvoted.
I suspect that it seems like an odd thing to feel the need to specify. Most of the world caters to heterosexuals. The existence of some dating apps that target LGBTQ subgroups is unlikely to have thrown off any recommendations you would have gotten. “You want privacy and to avoid google? You need Grindr or HER”
Don't date.
Maybe I'm just a lonely pessimist, but I imagine the Venn Diagram of 'I'm ready to date' and 'I'm super privacy focused' is just OOP.
You're not going to find an app that doesn't use analytics. It's unreasonable to expect someone to build / run a service for users with no idea how it's actually functioning for them. To any app using Google Analytics, you are only one of hundreds of thousands of anonymous data points; get over yourself or buy a burner phone if you're that concerned about some upstream data broker knowing that ::gasp, shudder, horror:: you were on a dating app and ::shriek, cower, cry:: maybe targeting a romance-related ad to you.
If you can get past that, I'd suggest https://datefirefly.com/ - it's independent and trying to rebuild the old OkCupid kind of experience before Match Group bought OkC and drove it into the ground.
Or if you're in / near a city, try speed dating groups or see if there are matchmaking services with a good reputation.