Top tips to safeguard your privacy

Online dating can be a fun and exciting experience, but it’s important to remain vigilant, especially when it comes to protecting your account. Despite our best efforts to make you safe, there are some not-so-well-intended people out there, such as hackers and catfishers. Here are some steps to protect yourself.

• Choose a strong, unique password that is different from the passwords you use on other sites (a combination of at least 12 characters mixing uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols).
• Select your profile picture with care. It’s a tricky mission: not only should you look your best, but the picture you pick must not disclose information that could be used to identify you. Plus, know that if you use a photo from one of your social media accounts, a reverse image search could link your dating profile to that account.
• Never (ever!) share your full name, address, or place of work in your profile.
• Avoid adding links to your social media account on your dating one. It will make a potential hacker’s job so much easier!
• Always access your dating app using a secure Wi-Fi network.
• Remember to log off when you use your account on a public or shared computer.