Digital Smarts - Online Dating Sites Hold Security Risks
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While online dating has become more and more commonplace, there is also more and more risk involved. An FBI report released earlier this year showed that "confidence fraud and romance" scams are a major vector for online fraud. Dating sites, which are often start-ups, don’t often worry much about security and privacy, and social sign-ins (using your Facebook or LinkedIn log-in instead of a site specific user/password combo) allows these sites to access private information associated with your social media accounts.