by David Evans | Dating Safety, Dating Site Technology, Online Dating Innovation
This is great news. Scamalytics, based in London UK, maintain the largest shared anti-fraud blacklists specifically dedicated to the online dating industry. Scamalytics has hired Dave Wiseman as VP of Sales. Wiseman has extensive experience selling fraud solutions...
by David Evans | Dating Safety, Profiles & Matching
Good to see Scamalytics increase their efforts in identifying additional scam vectors on dating and other websites. “As an anti-fraud company we aim to analyze as much relevant data as possible” said Scamalytics co-founder Dan Winchester. “Analysing...
by David Evans | Dating Safety, Dating Site Technology
An intrusion at online dating service Cupid Media earlier this year exposed more than 42 million consumer records, including names, email addresses, unencrypted passwords and birthdays, according to information obtained by KrebsOnSecurity. It drives me absolutely...
by David Evans | Dating Safety, Dating Site Technology
Back from Peru, what an incredible trip. It’s amazing what a few weeks in the jungle, seeing Machu Picchu and visiting ruins at 13,000 feet will do for one’s health and perspective on life. Lost 10 pounds and I’m the calmest I’ve ever been in...
by David Evans | Dating Safety
It’s all over the net today… if you forward your OkCupid and HowAboutWe emails to friends, they can click on the link and are automagically logged into either service as you. I was contacted by The Verge this morning, then I reached out to OKC, which...
by David Evans | Dating Safety, Dating Site Features
When I logged into POF today I saw two interesting messages. TL;DR (too long, didn’t read): POF is blocking hookups based on age difference and message wording, resulting in immediate bans, Intimate Encounters going away, 17% of the time we can pick the exact...