Tinder Wants Your Camera Roll And Calls It Chemistry – ReclaimTheNet
Tinder Wants Your Camera Roll And Calls It Chemistry
The app built on swipes now wants a window into your camera roll, calling it a step toward “deeper connections.”
Tinder has become the latest major platform to reach further into users’ personal data, using artificial intelligence as its justification.
After nine consecutive quarters of falling subscriber numbers, the dating app’s parent company, Match Group, is testing a new system called Chemistry.
The tool is designed to learn about users through questions and, if permitted, by scanning images stored in their phone’s Camera Roll to interpret interests and personality traits. Match says this data-driven approach will improve compatibility between users.
The pilot is currently taking place in New Zealand and Australia, and CEO Spencer Rascoff has described it as “a major pillar of Tinder’s upcoming 2026 product experience.”
The plan raises growing concerns about how far companies will go in asking for access to private information under the guise of personalization.
Match is not the only company following this path. Meta recently launched an AI feature that scans phone photos that people have never uploaded, offering to make editing suggestions.
In both cases, users are being asked to trust large corporations with intimate, locally stored data that goes well beyond what is necessary for normal app use. The benefits offered in exchange for this access are minimal, while the privacy risks are considerable.
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