Tinder Social gets a beating for outing users to Facebook friends
 

Tinder Social gets a beating for outing users to Facebook friends
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Well, this did **t go as planned.

On Wednesday, Tinder launched a pilot to test out a new feature, Tinder Social, which allows groups of friends to match with other groups of friends. Rolling out to a select test audience in Australia, the feature was immediately pilloried online and in the media as an invasion of privacy.

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Here's how it works: To form a group on Tinder, the app shows you a list of your Facebook friends who may or may **t also be on the app — it's **t clear, although Mashable has reached out to Tinder for clarification. You can pick a few to form a group, and then chat with other groups to see if you might like to meet up.* Read more...


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