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Ask HN: How does Sway app know where I work and crush?

3 pointsby geekamabout 11 years ago
I got an email by Sway app[1] that someone from my organization has a crush on me and three of my facebook friends are using this app.<p>I have never signed up on any dating site, never signed up using facebook or standalone login.<p>I am wondering if Facebook sold my data? The reason I feel this way is because how do they know my place of work and that someone at the same place has a crush on me without me signing up for the app?<p>[1] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;itunes.apple.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;app&#x2F;sway-your-new-dating-app-aka&#x2F;id737328371?mt=8

5 comments

andretti1977about 11 years ago
I received same email: they crawled linkedin because i set a specific company (my own company!) and they told that other 3 facebook friends of mine were using it, but i never had a facebook account! I decided not to write a blog post because i don&#x27;t want to make a spot for them and help them spread their name.
adityaabout 11 years ago
Spam, most likely. Crawl LinkedIn and associate to public email address somehow, I got the same thing and deleted the app once I realized it was fake. Nice way to get pissed off users...
tomnabout 11 years ago
For what it&#x27;s worth, i recieved one of these spams this afternoon, addressed to the unique email address on my github account, and containing the organisation name listed there.
atburrowabout 11 years ago
I just got the email. I don&#x27;t use Facebook either but they also said three of my &quot;friends&quot; on Facebook are using it. It&#x27;s definitely spam to get more users.
mehtaabout 11 years ago
Could it be your friends signing up for the service and sharing your information with them. I would assume a lot of companies do this.