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<\/picture><\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nIt’s often said romantic partners need the approval of our friends and family. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n But now the dating app Tinder is taking things a step further, by enabling friends and family of users to recommend potential matches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Under the Tinder Matchmaker feature, users will be able to grant others access to their accounts for 24 hours so they can suggest likes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tinder says it makes dating a “team sport”, but one dating expert warned there could be privacy concerns. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It is not uncommon to discuss swipes or potential matches with friends in real life, or even hand the phone to someone else to handle swipes for a while.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Matchmaker feature sends profiles to a group of selected people, chosen by the user, so they can scroll through and give their opinions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This group cannot like or reject potential matches, but can make recommendations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The feature will first be rolled out in 15 countries, including the UK, the US and Australia, before going global in a few months’ time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Dating expert and matchmaker Sarah Louise Ryan says her one reservation about the new feature is the fact that one person’s profile can be shared digitally with other people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The feature means that up to 15 people can view a profile without needing to log in to Tinder to do so. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “One of the main reasons my clients come to me is for confidentiality,” she said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “If you’re a dating app user, you’re happy to leave a digital footprint – but with other singles on the other side of the swipe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “So the idea that [up to 15] people that you do not know and don’t necessarily see their faces – they’re looking at your profile… I don’t know how I feel about that.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n However, Ms Ryan said that Tinder generally had a good record on data privacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tinder told the BBC: “You can opt out of your profile being shown in the Matchmaker experience, end all active Matchmaker sessions or invite friends to be your Matchmaker via Settings”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In 2016, the company said it would review its data privacy policies after being accused of collecting the private data of users without explicit consent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In February 2023, it released an “incognito mode”, which only shows users’ profiles to those they have already liked, for paying subscribers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Ms Ryan pointed out that matchmaking for friends and family was common in many communities, having worked with Jewish and Sikh clients herself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “Outsourcing one’s journey to finding love is not a foreign concept,” she said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Outsiders may be able to give a more objective view on potential matches, she added, although too many opinions could “cloud one’s judgement”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Dating app Hinge launched a similar feature in 2017, but it has now closed down. Hinge has been fully owned by Match Group, Tinder’s parent company, since 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Meanwhile, rival dating app Bumble has a feature where individual profiles can be shared with friends outside of the app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tinder has been approached for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tinder swipes left on Russia a year after invasion<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Tinder: Women’s safety now at the heart of the app<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n ‘I was heartbroken, I never thought I would find someone’<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n Published at Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:05:52 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tinder: Friends and family can help you make a good match Getty Images It’s often said romantic partners need the approval of our friends and family. 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