Conversation: Event startup Partiful wasn’t stripping GPS locations from user-uploaded photos Crunch
A: Hey there! Heard any interesting news lately?
B: Not really, what's up?
A: There's this app called Partiful that's been making waves. It's like Facebook events but for cool people. But guess what? They got a big security issue.
B: Oh, no! What happened?
A: So, it seems they were collecting location data from users' photos and anyone could see where the picture was taken. That's pretty serious!
B: Woah, that sounds scary! I don't use that app though...
A: Exactly! TechCrunch found out about it and alerted the company. They fixed it now, but it's a reminder for us all to be careful with our data.
B: Absolutely! Privacy is important. Thanks for letting me know!
B: Not really, what's up?
A: There's this app called Partiful that's been making waves. It's like Facebook events but for cool people. But guess what? They got a big security issue.
B: Oh, no! What happened?
A: So, it seems they were collecting location data from users' photos and anyone could see where the picture was taken. That's pretty serious!
B: Woah, that sounds scary! I don't use that app though...
A: Exactly! TechCrunch found out about it and alerted the company. They fixed it now, but it's a reminder for us all to be careful with our data.
B: Absolutely! Privacy is important. Thanks for letting me know!
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Text summary: App Partiful, similar to Facebook events, faced a security issue concerning location data from user photos. TechCrunch brought the issue to light and the company addressed it, highlighting the importance of privacy protection.
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ID: b2f18b7f-b173-4065-94d5-67a4fd198b95
Category ID: conversation_summary
Date: Oct. 5, 2025
Notes: 2025-10-05
Created: 2025/10/05 16:20
Updated: 2025/12/08 01:13
Last Read: 2025/10/05 19:17