Many perils for online love seekers

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WASHINGTON —

Advice for people seeking love on the Internet for Valentine’s Day: keep looking, but watch for scams and other risks.

Security experts say hackers and other malicious actors often use the occasion to target romance-seekers and the lovelorn.

The growing sector of dating apps that use mobile technology has led to new risks, according to researchers.

IBM Security said this week it found 26 of 41 mobile dating apps studied to be vulnerable to cyber-attacks that put personal user information and corporate data at risk.

Many dating applications can give access to a smartphone camera, microphone, storage, location and mobile wallet billing information, according to IBM.

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[Arcadiasix]

1. I met my wife online.

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I also met a girl I that made get a concealed handgun license.

[CountAllVotes]

2. Best of luck

With your wife & handgun.

[Shrike47]

3. My son, who lives in San Francisco, met his girlfriend on line. I am hoping they will marry.

It is best to be prudent but if you want to meet people, sometimes you take a chance. A woman I used to work with met her husband through on line dating but she screened men pretty carefully. We had access to court records so she would make sure they had no convictions, restraining orders, etc. Seems like a good idea to me.