facedate assesses the security of dating services based on documented incidents, data breaches and public regulatory oversight.
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A selection of widely used services. Listed in no particular order. Not a recommendation.
These tips are general advice and do not affect any safety score.
Real cases where people were affected by a dating service's security, privacy or misuse by other users. Each case is our own short summary of published sources, with links to the originals. Cases never affect the scores.
All cases
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority fined the Microsoft-owned ad company Xandr NOK 92 million for passing on Grindr users' data, including data revealing sexual orientation, to potentially thousands of companies.
Grindr shared information about users' HIV status with two analytics companies. Years later it agreed to pay £26 million to settle a UK lawsuit, without admitting liability.
Australia’s Federal Court has found that eharmony misled customers about automatic renewal and pricing. Subscriptions renewed for a further 12 months, in some cases at up to five times the price. The judgment is not final. eharmony has announced that it will appeal.
The score covers security and privacy enforcement. Every service starts with 100 points in two parts: Security & breaches (55) and Privacy enforcement (45). We deduct points only for publicly documented problems, never opinions, rumours or user reviews. No part can go below 0. Consumer and billing findings are shown separately without points.
We don't use opinions or reviews. A high score means we found few documented problems. It does not promise that a service is completely safe.
How our ratings workWhat you share with a dating service is some of the most private information you have. When it gets out, it can affect your life.
Why this matters
Security & breaches
Confirmed data breaches, leaks and security flaws.
Privacy enforcement
Final fines or orders from privacy regulators, and privacy lawsuits or settlements.
Independent research
No dating service pays for its rating or can change it.
Every finding has a source
Each point we deduct links to a public document.
Dated and reviewed
You can always see when a service was last checked.
Corrections welcome
When new evidence appears, we update the rating.
