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Two Popular Dating Apps Face Legal Scrutiny Following Data Breaches
Two popular dating apps, Tea and TeaOnHer, are currently facing potential lawsuits due to recent data breaches that exposed thousands of users' personal data.
The Tea app, a rival to TeaOnHer, is dealing with two class-action lawsuits filed in the Northern District of California following a July 2025 data breach. The breach exposed around 72,000 images, including selfies and government IDs, as well as private messages. The lawsuits allege negligence, breach of contract, and seek injunctions requiring Tea to encrypt data and purge private information, along with monetary damages. Legal experts indicate potential liabilities could reach tens of millions of dollars in damages.
In addition to these lawsuits, Tea could face multiple lawsuits under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which allows affected users to seek statutory damages of $100 to $750 per violation without proving harm. Several law firms specializing in privacy litigation are reportedly preparing to pursue claims alleging not only CCPA violations but also common-law privacy torts such as intrusion upon seclusion. This legal pressure is compounded by scrutiny from the California Privacy Protection Agency due to the app's lax data security amid a viral surge in users.
TeaOnHer, the male version of Tea, has also experienced a data breach, exposing thousands of users' personal data, including driver's selfies, licences, email addresses, and private messages. This has prompted at least ten potential class-action lawsuits in federal and state courts for negligent data practices. The leaks include serious vulnerabilities, such as unauthorized access to email addresses and explicit images shared without consent.
The initial report of the breaches was made by TechCrunch. The TeaOnHer data breach drew public attention due to its popularity, as it was the second most downloaded app on the Apple App Store at the time of the breach. Tea, on the other hand, was the third most downloaded app at the same time.
The latest breach has shed light on the dark side of modern dating and ignited a debate over ethics and security of anonymous dating platforms. Some users have speculated that the breach could be a revenge project, with the intention of doxxing some men. This is not the first-of-its-kind incident for TeaOnHer, as just weeks earlier, the Tea app also suffered a major privacy breach.
In summary:
| App | Legal Status | Claims / Lawsuit Details | Potential Consequences | |-----------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| | Tea | 2 class-action lawsuits filed (July 2025) | Negligence, breach of contract, data privacy violations under CCPA | Possible tens of millions in damages, injunctions required | | TeaOnHer | At least 10 potential class-action lawsuits in progress (Aug 2025) | Negligent data practices, unauthorized exposure of private and explicit data | Multiple ongoing lawsuits, serious data exposure concerns |
Both apps face significant legal jeopardy due to their failure to adequately protect sensitive user data, with lawsuits actively being pursued as of mid-2025.
The world is abuzz with the legal trouble faced by two popular dating apps, Tea and TeaOnHer, as they are under scrutiny for data breaches that exposed thousands of users' personal data. The Tea app, a top-three app on the Apple App Store, is dealing with two class-action lawsuits filed in the Northern District of California following a July 2025 data breach, which could result in tens of millions of dollars in damages if found negligent. TeaOnHer, the second most downloaded app at the time of its data breach, is facing at least ten potential class-action lawsuits due to negligent data practices. These lawsuits highlight the importance of cybersecurity in data-and-cloud-computing, especially in apps like these, and underscore the need for general-news outlets to report on crime-and-justice issues like these. The ongoing legal battles serve as a reminder to all technology companies about the potential consequences of lax data security.
