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Dating apps, including Tinder, give sensitive information about users to marketing companies, according to a Norwegian study released Tuesday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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In dueling lawsuits, Match, which owns Tinder, alleges that Bumble infringed on Tinder's intellectual property — while Bumble says that argument is bogus. Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption

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The Tinder-Bumble Feud: Dating Apps Fight Over Who Owns The Swipe

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In the documentary Swiped, filmmaker Nancy Jo Sales investigates how dating apps have created unintended consequences in actual relationships. Courtesy of HBO hide caption

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A Documentary Swipes Left On Dating Apps

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A young man records a voice note. A new dating app called Waving lets you swipe right on someone based only off short voice profiles. Getty Images hide caption

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Can You Choose A Romantic Partner Just By Their Voice? A Dating App Thinks So

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Sudan, the last known male of the northern white rhinoceros subspecies, stands for his close-up in a paddock last year at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. If Tinder users swipe right on Sudan's profile, they're taken to a page asking for contributions to help him reproduce. Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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To Catch Someone On Tinder, Stretch Your Arms Wide

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Politician Takes To Tinder To Ignite Voters' Interest

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Brooke Hammerling, the founder of Brew Media Relations, says she created her own firm because she got sick of a mix of dismissive tech guys and sexism inside some companies. Christof Stache/dpa/Landov hide caption

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In Tech Marketing Jobs, Women's Successes Are Rarely Recognized

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