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LatinAmericanCupid
Looking for love in one of many Latin American countries? LatinAmericaCupid has over 5 million users, most of them in the US, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. Launched in 2003, LatinAmericaCupid is targeted at Hispanic men and women, although it seems the gender on the app leans heavily male, as only about 20% of users are female according to Dating Scout. The app is free to sign up, however a paid subscription is required to message all users. LatinAmericaCupid if only available for Android users, there is no iOS app. Sorry iPhone users.
What could happen if something goes wrong?
First off, if you're a LatinAmericanCupid user, you aren't required to use a strong password to protect all that sensitive information you plug into the dating app. Type in 12345678 and you're good to go, and anyone who is good a guessing passwords is too. Use strong passwords people! You don't need your little sister guessing your dating app password and adding the fact that you sleepwalk naked into your profile. Cupid Media, which owns LatinAmericanCupid, also operates at least 32 other dating sites that target lifestyles, ethnicity, and countries. LatinAmericanCupid's privacy policy states Cupid Media can use your profile information, photographs, video or audio recordings and copy your profile into any other relevant dating site owned and operated by Cupid Media. That's kinda creepy! And while it doesn't appear that LatinAmericanCupid will sell your personal data, they do share some of it, like sharing your email with companies like Facebook to target you with ads. Oh, and LatinAmericanCupid doesn't meet our Minimum Security Standards because we couldn't determine if they were encrypting all those video call and text chats and images you're sharing around the world. Are the worse dating apps out there? Most certainly (we're looking at you Grindr). Should you expect all the personal information you share on LatinAmericanCupid to be well protected? Probably not.
Can it snoop on me?
Camera
Device: N/A
App: Yes
Microphone
Device: N/A
App: No
Tracks location
Device: N/A
App: No
What can be used to sign up?
Yes
Phone
No
Third-party account
Yes
Users can sign up with email or Facebook.
What data does the company collect?
Personal
Gender (required), what you are looking for (required), full name (required), age (required), residence (country, county, town – required), email address (required), phone number (optional), age (optional), photos (optional), matching preferences (optional), interests (optional), personality (optional), education (optional), occupation (optional), credit card and billing information (optional), racial or ethnic origin (optional), political opinions (optional, religious believes or affiliations (optional), philosophical believes or trade memberships (optional), health (optional), sexual preferences, orientation and practices (optional), criminal record (if USA resident). Collects data on ethnicity and might allow users to filter for it.
Body related
Social
It is unclear how data is collected or exchanged between Latin American Cupid and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Weibo and others.
How does the company use this data?
How can you control your data?
What is the company’s known track record of protecting users’ data?
No known incidents in the last two years. In 2013, LatinAmericanCupid's parent company, Cupid Media, was subject to a hacking operation which lead to the exposure of 42 million consumer records, including names, email addresses, unencrypted passwords and birthdays."
Can this product be used offline?
User-friendly privacy information?
Links to privacy information
Does this product meet our Minimum Security Standards?
Encryption
We were unable to determine if they use encryption to protect users' personal information, chats, photos, and more.
Strong password
Minimum eight characters but no further requirements. 12345678 worked
Security updates
Manages vulnerabilities
We were unable to tell if they have a bug bounty program.
Privacy policy
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LatinAmericanCupid Review February 2021Dating Scout
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