TeaOnHer App Data Leak Raises Major Privacy Concerns
TeaOnHer, a newly launched dating-related app for men, has made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Promoted as a response to the viral Tea app used by women, TeaOnHer reportedly leaked sensitive user data — including selfies and government-issued driver’s licenses — just days after its App Store debut. The breach has sparked widespread alarm over the app’s security vulnerabilities, particularly as it climbs Apple’s Lifestyle app rankings. With usernames, emails, and verified IDs publicly accessible, privacy advocates are warning users about the risks of uploading personal information to poorly secured platforms.
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Security Flaws in TeaOnHer Put Users at Risk
What was meant to be a retaliatory alternative has quickly become a cautionary tale. TeaOnHer’s exposed server flaw reportedly allows anyone to view a user’s uploaded personal documents, such as IDs and profile images, via direct web links. Additionally, personal data like email addresses, display names, and reported locations have been discovered appended to user posts. This massive privacy lapse mirrors the recent backlash faced by the original Tea app, which suffered its own database exposure revealing thousands of images and private messages. TeaOnHer’s attempt to mirror Tea’s features—right down to its App Store copy—only adds fuel to growing criticism.
Data Privacy Issues Mirror Tea App Controversy
The original Tea app faced intense scrutiny when its own database leak led to the exposure of over 72,000 images and more than a million private messages. Now, TeaOnHer is following a similar trajectory, amplifying the conversation around ethical app design and user data protection. While Tea was branded as a women’s safety app, its unverifiable claims and exposure of user data have blurred that intention. TeaOnHer, on the other hand, was built as a men-focused counterplatform, but with evident disregard for digital security. Both cases highlight the urgent need for secure authentication systems and transparent privacy policies in dating-related platforms.
Lack of Developer Response Raises Red Flags
Despite evidence of the data exposure, TeaOnHer’s developers have not responded to multiple outreach attempts regarding the vulnerability. Security experts are concerned that the lack of communication points to a broader issue of accountability in app development. With sensitive data already exposed, users are left vulnerable while the developers remain silent. Ethical reporting practices have prevented the full scope of these flaws from being publicly disclosed to avoid misuse, but the incident underscores a larger issue—apps handling private data must uphold the highest standards of protection, especially when user trust is at stake.
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