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Decoding Dating

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by Sara Nayak, Sam Hall, Zach Walters, Emmy Danforth

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Produced by graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania, this podcast explores how dating app algorithms are shaping our behavior, safety, and online privacy.

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December 5, 2022

Episode 4: Privacy - A Myth?

In the final episode of our podcast, we’ll be diving into the privacy aspects of dating apps and exploring some important questions like - Why is privacy crucial for dating apps? What regulations should be in place to ensure the privacy of the users? What can users do to protect their privacy? We’ll also look at the topic through a socio-technical and philosophical lens to understand the importance of privacy. Sources <ul> <li><a href="https://www.officialhacker.com/case-study-dating-app-vulnerabilities-to-cyber-security/">https://www.officialhacker.com/case-study-dating-app-vulnerabilities-to-cyber-security/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2020/11/20/this-cuffing-season-its-time-to-consider-the-privacy-of-dating-apps/">https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2020/11/20/this-cuffing-season-its-time-to-consider-the-privacy-of-dating-apps/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.themantle.com/philosophy/living-society-control">https://www.themantle.com/philosophy/living-society-control</a></li> <li><a href="https://usa.kaspersky.com/blog/mwc21-online-dating-apps/25029/">https://usa.kaspersky.com/blog/mwc21-online-dating-apps/25029/</a></li> <li><a href="https://securelist.com/dating-apps-report-2021/103000/">https://securelist.com/dating-apps-report-2021/103000/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/dating-app-privacy/">https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/dating-app-privacy/</a></li> <li><a href="https://protonvpn.com/blog/how-to-stay-private-on-tinder-grindr-bumble/">https://protonvpn.com/blog/how-to-stay-private-on-tinder-grindr-bumble/</a></li> </ul>

December 5, 2022

Episode 3: Are Dating Apps Safe?

*CW: Sexual Violence* In our third episode of Decoding Dating, we will discuss the topic of sexual violence. Is sexual violence through dating apps worse? How is sexual violence facilitated by online dating? Do some features make sexual violence worse? Learn all of this and more in our third episode - Are Dating Apps Safe? CORRECTION: In this episode, we say belonging & love are the 2nd tier of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and esteem is 3rd. They are actually 3rd and 4th, respectively. Sexual Violence Resources <ul> <li>RAINN Chat/Telephone - <a href="https://www.rainn.org/resources">https://www.rainn.org/resources</a></li> <li>NSVRC Online Resources - <a href="https://www.nsvrc.org/survivors">https://www.nsvrc.org/survivors</a></li> <li>CDC Resource List - <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/resources.html">https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/resources.html</a></li> </ul> Sources <ul> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/hicss.2016.481">https://doi.org/10.1109/hicss.2016.481</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0731121420950756">https://doi.org/10.1177/0731121420950756</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2020.1787485">https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2020.1787485</a></li> <li>https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A666456232/ITOF?u=upenn_main&sid=summon&xid=2cf91438 </li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-021-09920-y">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-021-09920-y</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2011.09.008">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2011.09.008</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838020906533">https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838020906533</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2130858">https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2130858</a></li> <li><a href="https://help.grindr.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500008656741-Grindr-Unlimited-">https://help.grindr.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500008656741-Grindr-Unlimited-</a></li> <li><a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-03908-005">https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-03908-005</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-006-9131-6">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-006-9131-6</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html#:~:text=There%20are%20five%20levels%20in,esteem%2C%20and%20self%2Dactualization">https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html#:~:text=There%20are%20five%20levels%20in,esteem%2C%20and%20self%2Dactualization</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/s0265052521000133">https://doi.org/10.1017/s0265052521000133</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221126076">https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221126076</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203782965">https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203782965</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2017.0279">https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2017.0279</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/fact-of-the-day-1/the-internet-has-changed-how-couples-meet-ce4f4760c38b">https://medium.com/fact-of-the-day-1/the-internet-has-changed-how-couples-meet-ce4f4760c38b</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01542219">https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01542219</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051211068130">https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051211068130</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-019-00397-x">https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-019-00397-x</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221130390">https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221130390</a></li> <li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2016.1252412">https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2016.1252412</a></li> </ul>

December 5, 2022

Episode 2: How are Dating Apps Magnifying Our Biases?

In this episode, we will explore how bias shows up in dating, and how dating app algorithms magnify our subconscious preferences. How are the apps themselves shaping attraction? How do they determine a user’s best potential matches? What could apps do differently to circumvent users’ biases? Sources <ul> <li><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/05/18/1-trends-and-patterns-in-intermarriage/">https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/05/18/1-trends-and-patterns-in-intermarriage/</a></li> <li><a href="https://theoutline.com/post/7824/dating-apps-research-behavior-sex">https://theoutline.com/post/7824/dating-apps-research-behavior-sex</a></li> <li><a href="https://overland.org.au/2020/09/the-affordances-of-desire-on-dating-apps/">https://overland.org.au/2020/09/the-affordances-of-desire-on-dating-apps/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-philosophy-and-policy/article/dating-through-the-filters/EA64BE27CD7D2A1749D712A5E179828D">https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-philosophy-and-policy/article/dating-through-the-filters/EA64BE27CD7D2A1749D712A5E179828D</a></li> <li><a href="https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3274342">https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3274342</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/monster-match-dating-app/">https://www.wired.com/story/monster-match-dating-app/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/07/28/okcupid-experiment-compatibility-deception/?sh=20558b3177b1">https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/07/28/okcupid-experiment-compatibility-deception/?sh=20558b3177b1</a></li> </ul>

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