Jack'd is a location-based chat and
dating app
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catering to
gay
''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'.
While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
and
bisexual men. It is available for Android, iPhone, and Windows phones.
Jack'd was previously owned by
Online Buddies, owner of
Manhunt
Manhunt may refer to:
Search processes
* Manhunt (law enforcement), a search for a dangerous fugitive
* Manhunt (military), a search for a high-value target by special operations forces or intelligence agencies
Social organisations
* Manhun ...
. In 2019, Perry Street Software, the parent company of
Scruff, bought Jack’d for an undisclosed sum.
Controversies
On June 13, 2016, the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' reported that
Omar Mateen
Omar Mir Seddique Mateen born Omar Mir Seddique; (November 16, 1986 – June 12, 2016) was an American mass murderer and domestic terrorist who murdered 49 people and wounded 53 others in a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fl ...
was a Jack'd user for at least a year prior to the
Orlando nightclub shooting
On , 2016, Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old man, killed 49 people and wounded 53 more in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States. Orlando Police officers shot and killed him after a three-hour standoff.
In a ...
in which he killed 49 people and wounded 53 others. Jack'd was not able to substantiate those claims.
On February 5, 2019,
technology news outlet ''
The Register
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'' reported a security flaw in the app in which users' private photos could be publicly viewed by anybody aware of the flaw. On February 7, 2019, Jack'd fixed the bug. On June 28, 2019, the Office of the
Attorney General of New York announced that Online Buddies, Inc. will pay the state $240,000 to settle the privacy complaint and that the company would implement a "comprehensive security program" to prevent similar incidents in the future. In a statement, New York State Attorney General
Letitia James said, “
ack'dput users’ sensitive information and private photos at risk of exposure and
nline Buddiesdidn't do anything about it for a full year just so they could continue to make a profit.”
See also
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Homosocialization
Homosocialization or LGBT socialization is the process by which LGBT people meet, relate and become integrated in the LGBT community, especially with people of the same sexual orientation and gender identity, helping to build their own identity a ...
*
Timeline of online dating services
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Tinder
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References
2010 software
Android (operating system) software
Geosocial networking
Internet properties established in 2010
iOS software
LGBT social networking services
Mobile social software
Online dating applications
Online dating services
Same sex online dating
Social networking services
Technology companies established in 2010
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