▲ 624 ▼ "Tea" app - user database leaked today (incl. drivers license & IDs). Daily reminder not to give your ID to online services [THEY DO NOT PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION] (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 1 year ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments Remember the UK new safety law. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/reddit-rolls-out-age-verification-in-the-uk-to-comply-with-new-rules/ https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/
[+] refract@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago* I mean it's even in the app name that it's not about protecting women and keeping them safe, it's literally about "spilling the tea" aka gossip. It's pretty gross and can be used for nonconsenual sharing of images and even slander too since there's no way to know if what someone is writing on there about someone is true or not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago* I mean it's even in the app name that it's not about protecting women and keeping them safe, it's literally about "spilling the tea" aka gossip. It's pretty gross and can be used for nonconsenual sharing of images and even slander too since there's no way to know if what someone is writing on there about someone is true or not. permalink fedilink source parent
