Do you think there should be a dating app that is:
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Do you think there should be a dating app that is:
• Privacy-respectful
• Inclusive :rainbow_heart:
• Open-source :opensource:
• Using solid end-to-end encryption
• For people of the Fediverse :mastodon:
• To meet in a safe space away from modern commercial spying dating apps? :neocat_heart:Is anyone actually gonna answer "No, that would be horrible 🫣" unironically‽
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@Em0nM4stodon So it's small and shit at the moment but imma just drop this here...
(Although I'm not sure I can call it e2e encrypted lol)
@admin @FediMatch Aww this is great! 🥰
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Do you think there should be a dating app that is:
• Privacy-respectful
• Inclusive :rainbow_heart:
• Open-source :opensource:
• Using solid end-to-end encryption
• For people of the Fediverse :mastodon:
• To meet in a safe space away from modern commercial spying dating apps? :neocat_heart:This post is deleted! -
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@zak @Em0nM4stodon I was thinking about this as well. Trying to figure out how to do this in a way that's both privacy protecting and abuse resistant would be an interesting challenge.
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Do you think there should be a dating app that is:
• Privacy-respectful
• Inclusive :rainbow_heart:
• Open-source :opensource:
• Using solid end-to-end encryption
• For people of the Fediverse :mastodon:
• To meet in a safe space away from modern commercial spying dating apps? :neocat_heart:@Em0nM4stodon Not for me personally. My girlfriend would kill me
Seriously, though, brilliant idea.
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@zak It's a complex and important consideration indeed.
I think it could be technically possible to implement a mechanism where encryption keys for one specific post could be willingly shared with moderators if either party that are part of the conversation decide to share them. This mechanism would have to be per-post of course. That way, conversations would be fully end-to-end encrypted unless one of the included party decides to report the post to moderators themselves.
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@zak @Em0nM4stodon I was thinking about this as well. Trying to figure out how to do this in a way that's both privacy protecting and abuse resistant would be an interesting challenge.
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@zak It's a complex and important consideration indeed.
I think it could be technically possible to implement a mechanism where encryption keys for one specific post could be willingly shared with moderators if either party that are part of the conversation decide to share them. This mechanism would have to be per-post of course. That way, conversations would be fully end-to-end encrypted unless one of the included party decides to report the post to moderators themselves.
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@ArcMother @alovoa_love I have some hope for it
I mentioned it briefly last year in my article about dating apps, but haven't followed recent developments: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/06/24/queer-dating-apps-beware-who-you-trust/#choosing-a-dating-app -
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Is anyone actually gonna answer "No, that would be horrible 🫣" unironically‽
@the@ultracrepidarian.mysteriar.ch @Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
Me. I think the idea of "online dating" as such is flawed at its core and you can't fix it by making it privacy-respectful.
Without putting emphasis on dating, pressuring the userbase in this direction and letting things flow naturally, it would be just social media and we already have that.
The best we can do to encourage people getting involved romantically on Fedi is developing some sort of etiquette for it — IMO it's a problem seeking non-technological solution.
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