New trans friendly social media site (t4t.social)

submitted 2 months ago by Penguincoder@beehaw.org to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org

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Haven't read through it in the entirety but found it on another site I trust. Figured it may be of use to others here.

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[-] hazelnoot@beehaw.org 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I have concerns about this site, tbh. I can't find anything overtly wrong, but a few things stand out:

Unclear focus / purpose. (is this for dating? social interaction? both?)
App-only model, but with a read-only webview for some reason. (Why would you do this, except to allow anonymous scraping and/or collect extra data?)
Supposedly built by a solo trans person, who somehow has resources to create a website and two separate apps.
Includes an iOS app, which has hurdles that few indies are able to deal with.
Closed-source, no clear ownership or transparency.
App collects location data, according to Google.

It could just be my paranoia speaking, but I'd advise against using this. It feels like a honeypot or some kind of trap.

[-] hazelnoot@beehaw.org 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

From the Privacy Policy:

Your Location

When you create an account, we ask you to share your location with us through the App in order to use all features. We use your location to determine your distance from other users and to help you find personals and missed connections in your area. We collect this information automatically by collecting your Internet Protocol address and your Unique Device ID. It is possible to opt out of sharing your location at sign up, but app functionality is limited.

yeah, don't use this app.