{"id":205888,"date":"2017-10-22T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T09:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=205888"},"modified":"2017-10-20T14:36:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T12:36:19","slug":"the-ugly-truth-about-tinder-and-online-dating-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/205888\/the-ugly-truth-about-tinder-and-online-dating-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The ugly truth about Tinder and online dating in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite around one-in-three (31%) of people in South Africa using online dating services and apps, not everyone enjoys a positive experience, having to fend off threats including fake profiles and cyber-scammers, says Kaspersky Lab.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/online-dating-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest research<\/a> from Kaspersky Lab suggests that people looking for \u201cthe one\u201d online might be disappointed \u2013 many have come across fake information and photos, malicious links, scammers trying to extort information from them, or other people lying about what they are looking for in a relationship.<\/p>\n<p>The research found that those searching for their soulmate on online dating platforms \u2013 such as the likes of Tinder, Bumble, OK Cupid, Badoo and more \u2013 are in the minority, with just 10% locally using online dating to actually find a marriage partner.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s compared to half (50%) of online dating users doing it for fun, and 19% simply looking for sex.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-205898\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating1.png 1276w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating1-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating1-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating1-1024x742.png 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating1-1200x869.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report outlined the responses of 6,458 online dating users from 30 of the countries survey, including South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>People that date online are most likely to be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>33.8 years old on average<\/li>\n<li>Working full-time (63%)<\/li>\n<li>Slightly more likely to be male than female (39% of men date online vs 25% of women)<\/li>\n<li>Device-savvy \u2013 they have around 5 mobile devices compared to the usual 3 per household<\/li>\n<li>They are most likely to work as medium-level managers (20%) or be highly qualified specialists such as scientific workers, teachers and engineers (19%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kaspersky Lab warned that the online dating world is also rife with false information \u2013 something that may cause yet more problems for those actually looking for love.<\/p>\n<p>Over half (62%) of people locally admitted to lying while dating online \u2013 faking information to make themselves look better than they do in real-life, or even to try and catch their partners cheating.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-205900\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating.png 1428w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating-1200x639.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The proliferation of fake data is a big turn-off for people using online dating services, with one-in-five (15%) stating they are being put-off online dating by false photos, and one-in-ten being put-off by the fake relationship expectations (14%) and dishonest relationship statuses (14%) they come across.<\/p>\n<p>While being turned-off by fake information, people around the world are also being put-off from using online dating by threats to their online security \u2013 17% name such factors as encountering scammers that try to extort personal or financial information from them or being sent malicious links or malware that infects their device.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to facing these threats, those who \u2018fake it\u2019 online are more likely to have their security compromised \u2013 e.g., 14% of those that share false information have had their device infected with malware, spyware or ransomware via an online dating platform, compared to 11% of those that don\u2019t share false information.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-205902\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating2.png 1432w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating2-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating2-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating2-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/OnlineDating2-1200x848.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/technology\/199898\/the-future-of-online-shopping-in-south-africa-is-not-quite-what-you-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The future of online shopping in South Africa is not quite what you think<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite around one-in-three (31%) of people in South Africa using online dating services and apps, not everyone enjoys a positive experience, having to fend off threats including fake profiles and cyber-scammers, says Kaspersky 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