On Background: Tinder Lets You Know If Your Date is a Sex Offender

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Dating is hard, and finding that special someone who will ultimately be there for you in sickness and in health takes time and effort. Meet-up apps like Tinder were supposed to make that easier, but didn't do much to quell the fear that the next time you swipe right, you'll end up on a date with a psychopath.

That changed on Wednesday when MatchGroup, the makers of the popular app along with its sister shadchanim Match, Hinge, and OKCupid, announced a new safety feature that provides inexpensive background checks to let users know if their prospective BFF has ever been caught making indecent proposals.

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Source Fool.com