Security News > 2020 > March > Dating App Maker Match Group Backs US Bill Seen as Privacy Threat
Match Group, the parent company of dating apps such as Tinder, on Tuesday publicly endorsed a US bill others in the tech industry fear will erode online privacy and speech in the name of fighting child abuse.
US senators unveiled the bipartisan measure last week, aiming to curb images of child sex abuse by forcing tech platforms to cooperate with law enforcement on encryption or risk losing the legal immunity for what is posted on their websites.
Digital rights activists have joined the tech sector in arguing this move is an indirect way to weaken online encryption in the name of better law enforcement access.
"We don't casually lend our support to this legislation," Match Group chief executive Shar Dubey said in an online post.
Match Group has a line of dating apps including Tinder, Match.com, OkCupid and Hinge.