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	In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	On October 22, 2025, Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer were removed from the [[App Store]] because they "failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy", specifically guidelines 1.2, 5.1.2, and 5.6.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/\|title=Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store\|first=Sarah\|last=Perez\|date=2022-10-22\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-10-23 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114084429/https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref> On one of their [[Instagram]] posts, the company replied to a user stating "the app is temporarily unavailable on the app store" and "thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved".<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@theteapartygirls \|date=2025-10-22 \|title=@alie.lima is our spirit animal👯💜🫖 #loveisblind \|url=https://www.~~kittygr.am~~/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0521-0501-04/https://kittygr.am:443/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en \|archive-date=20 May 2026 \|work=Instagram \|quote=Hi 💜 The app is temporarily unavailable on the App Store. Thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved...we're so happy you're here 🫖}}</ref>		On October 22, 2025, Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer were removed from the [[App Store]] because they "failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy", specifically guidelines 1.2, 5.1.2, and 5.6.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/\|title=Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store\|first=Sarah\|last=Perez\|date=2022-10-22\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-10-23 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114084429/https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref> On one of their [[Instagram]] posts, the company replied to a user stating "the app is temporarily unavailable on the app store" and "thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved".<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@theteapartygirls \|date=2025-10-22 \|title=@alie.lima is our spirit animal👯💜🫖 #loveisblind \|url=https://www.instagram/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0521-0501-04/https://kittygr.am:443/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en \|archive-date=20 May 2026 \|work=Instagram \|quote=Hi 💜 The app is temporarily unavailable on the App Store. Thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved...we're so happy you're here 🫖}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	On July 25, 2025, a 4chan post detailed a Firebase database leak connected to the Tea app which included 72,000 images, 13,000 being selfies and state IDs with the remaining 59,000 being from direct messages and posts.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|title=Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-25\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727101532/https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was alleged by the anonymous user the database contained no credential authentication.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|title=Tea App That Claimed to Protect Women Exposes 72,000 IDs in Epic Security Fail\|first=Jose\|last=Lanz\|date=2025-07-25\|work=Decrypt\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727222442/https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the nature of the alleged unencrypted database, users from 4chan were able to use the leaked data to create a website called "TeaSpill" for others to choose one of two selfies based on looks.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|title=Is teaspill just the start?\|author=u/B_drgnthrn\|date=2025-07-27\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-28\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250729170106/https://old.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|archive-date=29 Jul 2025\|url-status=live}}</ref> Another website would be made on Google maps that paired user ID strings with their city's approximate location.		On July 25, 2025, a 4chan post detailed a Firebase database leak connected to the Tea app which included 72,000 images, 13,000 being selfies and state IDs with the remaining 59,000 being from direct messages and posts.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|title=Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-25\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727101532/https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was alleged by the anonymous user the database contained no credential authentication.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|title=Tea App That Claimed to Protect Women Exposes 72,000 IDs in Epic Security Fail\|first=Jose\|last=Lanz\|date=2025-07-25\|work=Decrypt\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727222442/https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the nature of the alleged unencrypted database, users from 4chan were able to use the leaked data to create a website called "TeaSpill" for others to choose one of two selfies based on looks.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|title=Is teaspill just the start?\|author=u/B_drgnthrn\|date=2025-07-27\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-28\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250729170106/https://old.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|archive-date=29 Jul 2025\|url-status=live}}</ref> Another website would be made on Google maps that paired user ID strings with their city's approximate location.
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	File:Tea breach 4chan post.jpg\|The original 4chan post advertising the leak.		File:Tea breach 4chan post.jpg\|The original 4chan post advertising the leak.
	File:Tea Dating Advice Google Map.png\|The Google Map data point cluster of some Tea users' cities.		File:Tea Dating Advice Google Map.png\|The Google Map data point cluster of some Tea users' cities.
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	In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	On October 22, 2025, Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer were removed from the [[App Store]] because they "failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy", specifically guidelines 1.2, 5.1.2, and 5.6.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/\|title=Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store\|first=Sarah\|last=Perez\|date=2022-10-22\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-10-23 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114084429/https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref> On one of their [[Instagram]] posts, the company replied to a user stating "the app is temporarily unavailable on the app store" and "thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.~~instagram~~.~~com~~/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en\|~~title~~=~~@alie~~.~~lima is our spirit animal👯💜🫖 #loveisblind~~\|date=~~2025-10-22~~\|work=Instagram~~\|author=@theteapartygirls~~\|quote=Hi 💜 The app is temporarily unavailable on the App Store. Thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved...we're so happy you're here 🫖}}</ref>		On October 22, 2025, Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer were removed from the [[App Store]] because they "failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy", specifically guidelines 1.2, 5.1.2, and 5.6.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/\|title=Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store\|first=Sarah\|last=Perez\|date=2022-10-22\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-10-23 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114084429/https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref> On one of their [[Instagram]] posts, the company replied to a user stating "the app is temporarily unavailable on the app store" and "thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved".<ref>{{Cite web \|author=@theteapartygirls \|date=2025-10-22 \|title=@alie.lima is our spirit animal👯💜🫖 #loveisblind \|url=https://www.kittygr.am/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0521-0501-04/https://kittygr.am:443/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en \|archive-date=20 May 2026 \|work=Instagram \|quote=Hi 💜 The app is temporarily unavailable on the App Store. Thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved...we're so happy you're here 🫖}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Bumble]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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	===Public database leak (''2025'')===		===Public database leak (''2025'')===
	~~[[File:Tea breach 4chan post.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The original 4chan post advertising the leak]]~~
	On July 25, 2025, a 4chan post detailed a Firebase database leak connected to the Tea app which included 72,000 images, 13,000 being selfies and state IDs with the remaining 59,000 being from direct messages and posts.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|title=Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-25\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727101532/https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was alleged by the anonymous user the database contained no credential authentication.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|title=Tea App That Claimed to Protect Women Exposes 72,000 IDs in Epic Security Fail\|first=Jose\|last=Lanz\|date=2025-07-25\|work=Decrypt\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727222442/https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the nature of the alleged unencrypted database, users from 4chan were able to use the leaked data to create a website called "TeaSpill" for others to choose one of two selfies based on looks.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|title=Is teaspill just the start?\|author=u/B_drgnthrn\|date=2025-07-27\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-28\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250729170106/https://old.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|archive-date=29 Jul 2025\|url-status=live}}</ref> Another website would be made on Google maps that paired user ID strings with their city's approximate location.		On July 25, 2025, a 4chan post detailed a Firebase database leak connected to the Tea app which included 72,000 images, 13,000 being selfies and state IDs with the remaining 59,000 being from direct messages and posts.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|title=Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-25\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727101532/https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was alleged by the anonymous user the database contained no credential authentication.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|title=Tea App That Claimed to Protect Women Exposes 72,000 IDs in Epic Security Fail\|first=Jose\|last=Lanz\|date=2025-07-25\|work=Decrypt\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727222442/https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the nature of the alleged unencrypted database, users from 4chan were able to use the leaked data to create a website called "TeaSpill" for others to choose one of two selfies based on looks.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|title=Is teaspill just the start?\|author=u/B_drgnthrn\|date=2025-07-27\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-28\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250729170106/https://old.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|archive-date=29 Jul 2025\|url-status=live}}</ref> Another website would be made on Google maps that paired user ID strings with their city's approximate location.
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			File:Tea breach 4chan post.jpg\|The original 4chan post advertising the leak.
	File:Tea Dating Advice Google Map.png\|The Google Map data point cluster of some Tea users' cities.		File:Tea Dating Advice Google Map.png\|The Google Map data point cluster of some Tea users' cities.
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	'''Tea Dating Advice''' (simply known as '''Tea'''), is a women-only social media platform founded in 2023 by Sean Cook.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.teaforwomen.com/about\|title=About Us\|work=Tea\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727172834/https://www.teaforwomen.com/about\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> The purpose of the app is for women to share their experiences with dating local men, including checking for criminal records.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/us/tea-safety-dating-app-hack.html\|title=What to Know About the Hack at Tea, an App Where Women Share Red Flags About Men\|first=Isabella\|last=Kwai\|work=The New York Times\|date=2025-07-26\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727144832/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/us/tea-safety-dating-app-hack.html\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> Some have described the app as a "whisper network".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/dating-nightmare-tea-whisper-network-apps-save-us-2025-7\|title=The rise of snitch apps\|first=Amanda\|last=Hoover\|date=2025-07-25\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727215848/https://www.businessinsider.com/dating-nightmare-tea-whisper-network-apps-save-us-2025-7\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''Tea Dating Advice''' (simply known as '''Tea'''), is a women-only social media platform founded in 2023 by Sean Cook.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.teaforwomen.com/about\|title=About Us\|work=Tea\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727172834/https://www.teaforwomen.com/about\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> The purpose of the app is for women to share their experiences with dating local men, including checking for criminal records.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/us/tea-safety-dating-app-hack.html\|title=What to Know About the Hack at Tea, an App Where Women Share Red Flags About Men\|first=Isabella\|last=Kwai\|work=The New York Times\|date=2025-07-26\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727144832/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/us/tea-safety-dating-app-hack.html\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> Some have described the app as a "whisper network".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/dating-nightmare-tea-whisper-network-apps-save-us-2025-7\|title=The rise of snitch apps\|first=Amanda\|last=Hoover\|date=2025-07-25\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727215848/https://www.businessinsider.com/dating-nightmare-tea-whisper-network-apps-save-us-2025-7\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==~~Consumer-impact~~ summary==		==Consumerimpact summary==
			===Freedom===
	====Freedom====
	Users can delete their accounts by contacting the support@teaforwomen.com email. Users who fall under GDPR or the CCPA can access, correct, update, or request deletion of their account.		Users can delete their accounts by contacting the support@teaforwomen.com email. Users who fall under GDPR or the CCPA can access, correct, update, or request deletion of their account.

	====Privacy====		===Privacy===
	According to the [https://www.teaforwomen.com/privacy privacy policy], collected information includes email address, date of birth, location, photograph, and ID photograph. Data such as ID are stated as being "stored only temporarily and will be deleted immediately following the completion of the verification process", however data can be retained if Tea needs to comply with legal, tax or accounting requirements per the Data Retention section. User information is also shared with third party advertisers by default unless the user contacts Tea directly to opt-out.		According to the [https://www.teaforwomen.com/privacy privacy policy], collected information includes email address, date of birth, location, photograph, and ID photograph. Data such as ID are stated as being "stored only temporarily and will be deleted immediately following the completion of the verification process", however data can be retained if Tea needs to comply with legal, tax or accounting requirements per the Data Retention section. User information is also shared with third party advertisers by default unless the user contacts Tea directly to opt-out.

	====Business model====		===Business model===
	According to the in-app purchases list, users can pay $7.99 for reverse image searches and criminal record checks, with the subscription tiers ranging from $4.99/month for Tea premium and $9.99-$19.99 for Tea Pro.		According to the in-app purchases list, users can pay $7.99 for reverse image searches and criminal record checks, with the subscription tiers ranging from $4.99/month for Tea premium and $9.99-$19.99 for Tea Pro.

	====Market control====		===Market control===
	As of 2025, the app claims to have more than 1.6 million users, with recent numbers going up to 4.6 million as of July 27, 2025. Apps like ''Are We Dating The Same Guy?'' have a similar purpose.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/are-we-dating-the-same-guy/id6459230401\|title=Are We Dating The Same Guy? on the App Store\|work=App Store\|access-date=2025-07-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726180711/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/are-we-dating-the-same-guy/id6459230401\|archive-date=2025-07-26\|url-status=live}}</ref>		As of 2025, the app claims to have more than 1.6 million users, with recent numbers going up to 4.6 million as of July 27, 2025. Apps like ''Are We Dating The Same Guy?'' have a similar purpose.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/are-we-dating-the-same-guy/id6459230401\|title=Are We Dating The Same Guy? on the App Store\|work=App Store\|access-date=2025-07-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726180711/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/are-we-dating-the-same-guy/id6459230401\|archive-date=2025-07-26\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	[[File:Tea breach 4chan post.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The original 4chan post advertising the leak]]		[[File:Tea breach 4chan post.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The original 4chan post advertising the leak]]
	On July 25, 2025, a 4chan post detailed a Firebase database leak connected to the Tea app which included 72,000 images, 13,000 being selfies and state IDs with the remaining 59,000 being from direct messages and posts.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|title=Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-25\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727101532/https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was alleged by the anonymous user the database contained no credential authentication.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|title=Tea App That Claimed to Protect Women Exposes 72,000 IDs in Epic Security Fail\|first=Jose\|last=Lanz\|date=2025-07-25\|work=Decrypt\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727222442/https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the nature of the alleged unencrypted database, users from 4chan were able to use the leaked data to create a website called "TeaSpill" for others to choose one of two selfies based on looks.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|title=Is teaspill just the start?\|author=u/B_drgnthrn\|date=2025-07-27\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-28\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250729170106/https://old.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|archive-date=29 Jul 2025\|url-status=live}}</ref> Another website would be made on Google maps that paired user ID strings with their city's approximate location.		On July 25, 2025, a 4chan post detailed a Firebase database leak connected to the Tea app which included 72,000 images, 13,000 being selfies and state IDs with the remaining 59,000 being from direct messages and posts.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|title=Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-25\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727101532/https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was alleged by the anonymous user the database contained no credential authentication.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|title=Tea App That Claimed to Protect Women Exposes 72,000 IDs in Epic Security Fail\|first=Jose\|last=Lanz\|date=2025-07-25\|work=Decrypt\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727222442/https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the nature of the alleged unencrypted database, users from 4chan were able to use the leaked data to create a website called "TeaSpill" for others to choose one of two selfies based on looks.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|title=Is teaspill just the start?\|author=u/B_drgnthrn\|date=2025-07-27\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-28\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250729170106/https://old.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|archive-date=29 Jul 2025\|url-status=live}}</ref> Another website would be made on Google maps that paired user ID strings with their city's approximate location.

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	File:Tea Dating Advice Google Map.png\|The Google Map data point cluster of some Tea users' cities.		File:Tea Dating Advice Google Map.png\|The Google Map data point cluster of some Tea users' cities.
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	On July 27, Tea made an official statement hidden on their website that stated no email addresses or phone numbers were breached and "only users who signed up before February 2024 were affected".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.teaforwomen.com/cyberincident\|title=Official Statement\|work=Tea\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727215259/https://www.teaforwomen.com/cyberincident\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> This questions the reliability of the privacy policy, as the verification photos were not deleted over a year after verifying the accounts, to which Tea claimed it was due to "cyber-bullying prevention". The email also claimed the requirement for ID images was removed at the end of 2023.		On July 27, Tea made an official statement hidden on their website that stated no email addresses or phone numbers were breached and "only users who signed up before February 2024 were affected".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.teaforwomen.com/cyberincident\|title=Official Statement\|work=Tea\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727215259/https://www.teaforwomen.com/cyberincident\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> This questions the reliability of the privacy policy, as the verification photos were not deleted over a year after verifying the accounts, to which Tea claimed it was due to "cyber-bullying prevention". The email also claimed the requirement for ID images was removed at the end of 2023.
	~~</br>~~
	The next day on July 28, it was reported by 404Media a second "major security issue" was discovered by Kasra Rahjerdi, an independent security researcher that included 1.1 million direct messages between users, with the messages spanning from 2023 to July 2025.<ref name="404-2">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/a-second-tea-breach-reveals-users-dms-about-abortions-and-cheating/\|title=A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-28\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-28\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250728172154/https://www.404media.co/a-second-tea-breach-reveals-users-dms-about-abortions-and-cheating/\|archive-date=2025-07-28\|url-status=live}}</ref> The contents of some messages included abortion, sharing information about husbands, and phone numbers.		The next day on July 28, it was reported by 404Media a second "major security issue" was discovered by Kasra Rahjerdi, an independent security researcher that included 1.1 million direct messages between users, with the messages spanning from 2023 to July 2025.<ref name="404-2">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/a-second-tea-breach-reveals-users-dms-about-abortions-and-cheating/\|title=A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-28\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-28\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250728172154/https://www.404media.co/a-second-tea-breach-reveals-users-dms-about-abortions-and-cheating/\|archive-date=2025-07-28\|url-status=live}}</ref> The contents of some messages included abortion, sharing information about husbands, and phone numbers.
	~~</br>~~
	[[File:TeaOnHer App Store rating.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A list of the top free apps on the American App Store in August 2025]]		[[File:TeaOnHer App Store rating.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A list of the top free apps on the American App Store in August 2025]]
	On July 29, the Tea app disabled direct messaging for all users as a result of the second data leak, stating "at this time, we have found no evidence of access to other parts of our environment".<ref name="404-3">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/tea-app-turns-off-dms-after-exposing-messages-about-abortions-cheating/\|title=Tea App Turns Off DMs After Exposing Messages About Abortions, Cheating\|first=Joseph\|last=Cox\|date=2025-07-29\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729151012/https://www.404media.co/tea-app-turns-off-dms-after-exposing-messages-about-abortions-cheating/\|archive-date=2025-07-29\|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, a ~~[[Class action~~\|class action lawsuit]] was filed by the Cole & Van Note law firm.<ref name="404-4">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/tea-user-files-class-action-after-womens-safety-app-exposes-data/\|title=Tea User Files Class Action After Women’s Safety App Exposes Data\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-29\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729194612/https://www.404media.co/tea-user-files-class-action-after-womens-safety-app-exposes-data/\|archive-date=2025-07-29\|url-status=live}}</ref> The suit was based on the premise of "the people that went to this site thought they were going to be treated with their information would be treated with anonymity, and that trust was violated".<ref name="404-4" />		On July 29, the Tea app disabled direct messaging for all users as a result of the second data leak, stating "at this time, we have found no evidence of access to other parts of our environment".<ref name="404-3">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/tea-app-turns-off-dms-after-exposing-messages-about-abortions-cheating/\|title=Tea App Turns Off DMs After Exposing Messages About Abortions, Cheating\|first=Joseph\|last=Cox\|date=2025-07-29\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729151012/https://www.404media.co/tea-app-turns-off-dms-after-exposing-messages-about-abortions-cheating/\|archive-date=2025-07-29\|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, a {{Wplink\|class action}} lawsuit was filed by the Cole & Van Note law firm.<ref name="404-4">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/tea-user-files-class-action-after-womens-safety-app-exposes-data/\|title=Tea User Files Class Action After Women’s Safety App Exposes Data\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-29\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729194612/https://www.404media.co/tea-user-files-class-action-after-womens-safety-app-exposes-data/\|archive-date=2025-07-29\|url-status=live}}</ref> The suit was based on the premise of "the people that went to this site thought they were going to be treated with their information would be treated with anonymity, and that trust was violated".<ref name="404-4" />
	~~</br>~~
	In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	==References==		==References==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==

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	In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	On October 22, 2025, Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer were removed from the [[App Store]] because they "failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy", specifically guidelines 1.2, 5.1.2, and 5.6.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/\|title=Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store\|first=Sarah\|last=Perez\|date=2022-10-22\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-10-23}}</ref> On one of their [[Instagram]] posts, the company replied to a user stating "the app is temporarily unavailable on the app store" and "thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.instagram.com/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en\|title=@alie.lima is our spirit animal👯💜🫖 #loveisblind\|date=2025-10-22\|work=Instagram\|author=@theteapartygirls\|quote=Hi 💜 The app is temporarily unavailable on the App Store. Thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved...we're so happy you're here 🫖}}</ref>		On October 22, 2025, Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer were removed from the [[App Store]] because they "failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy", specifically guidelines 1.2, 5.1.2, and 5.6.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/\|title=Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store\|first=Sarah\|last=Perez\|date=2022-10-22\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-10-23 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114084429/https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref> On one of their [[Instagram]] posts, the company replied to a user stating "the app is temporarily unavailable on the app store" and "thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.instagram.com/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en\|title=@alie.lima is our spirit animal👯💜🫖 #loveisblind\|date=2025-10-22\|work=Instagram\|author=@theteapartygirls\|quote=Hi 💜 The app is temporarily unavailable on the App Store. Thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved...we're so happy you're here 🫖}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	===Public database leak (''2025'')===		===Public database leak (''2025'')===
	[[File:Tea breach 4chan post.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The original 4chan post advertising the leak]]		[[File:Tea breach 4chan post.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The original 4chan post advertising the leak]]
	On July 25, 2025, a 4chan post detailed a Firebase database leak connected to the Tea app which included 72,000 images, 13,000 being selfies and state IDs with the remaining 59,000 being from direct messages and posts.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|title=Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-25\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727101532/https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was alleged by the anonymous user the database contained no credential authentication.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|title=Tea App That Claimed to Protect Women Exposes 72,000 IDs in Epic Security Fail\|first=Jose\|last=Lanz\|date=2025-07-25\|work=Decrypt\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727222442/https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the nature of the alleged unencrypted database, users from 4chan were able to use the leaked data to create a website called "TeaSpill" for others to choose one of two selfies based on looks.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|title=Is teaspill just the start?\|author=u/B_drgnthrn\|date=2025-07-27\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-28\|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~jduIg~~\|archive-date=2025~~-07-28~~\|url-status=live}}</ref> Another website would be made on Google maps that paired user ID strings with their city's approximate location.		On July 25, 2025, a 4chan post detailed a Firebase database leak connected to the Tea app which included 72,000 images, 13,000 being selfies and state IDs with the remaining 59,000 being from direct messages and posts.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|title=Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan\|first1=Emanuel\|last1=Maiberg\|first2=Joseph\|last2=Cox\|date=2025-07-25\|work=404 Media\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727101532/https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was alleged by the anonymous user the database contained no credential authentication.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|title=Tea App That Claimed to Protect Women Exposes 72,000 IDs in Epic Security Fail\|first=Jose\|last=Lanz\|date=2025-07-25\|work=Decrypt\|access-date=2025-07-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727222442/https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail\|archive-date=2025-07-27\|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the nature of the alleged unencrypted database, users from 4chan were able to use the leaked data to create a website called "TeaSpill" for others to choose one of two selfies based on looks.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|title=Is teaspill just the start?\|author=u/B_drgnthrn\|date=2025-07-27\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-28\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250729170106/https://old.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/\|archive-date=29 Jul 2025\|url-status=live}}</ref> Another website would be made on Google maps that paired user ID strings with their city's approximate location.
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Tea Dating Advice Google Map.png\|The Google Map data point cluster of some Tea users' cities.		File:Tea Dating Advice Google Map.png\|The Google Map data point cluster of some Tea users' cities.

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	In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	On October 22, 2025, Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer were removed from the [[App Store]] because they "failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy", specifically guidelines 1.2, 5.1.2, and 5.6.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/\|title=Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store\|first=Sarah\|last=Perez\|date=2022-10-22\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-10-23}}</ref>		On October 22, 2025, Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer were removed from the [[App Store]] because they "failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy", specifically guidelines 1.2, 5.1.2, and 5.6.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/\|title=Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store\|first=Sarah\|last=Perez\|date=2022-10-22\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-10-23}}</ref> On one of their [[Instagram]] posts, the company replied to a user stating "the app is temporarily unavailable on the app store" and "thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.instagram.com/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en\|title=@alie.lima is our spirit animal👯💜🫖 #loveisblind\|date=2025-10-22\|work=Instagram\|author=@theteapartygirls\|quote=Hi 💜 The app is temporarily unavailable on the App Store. Thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved...we're so happy you're here 🫖}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

Mr Pollo: new info

2025-10-23T22:52:53Z

new info

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	In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.\|first=Sydney\|last=Bradley\|date=2025-08-05\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses\|first1=Amanda\|last1=Silberling\|first2=Zack\|last2=Whittaker\|date=2025-08-06\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-08-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/\|archive-date=2025-08-11\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			On October 22, 2025, Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer were removed from the [[App Store]] because they "failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy", specifically guidelines 1.2, 5.1.2, and 5.6.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/\|title=Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store\|first=Sarah\|last=Perez\|date=2022-10-22\|work=TechCrunch\|access-date=2025-10-23}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	====Market control====		====Market control====
	As of 2025, the app claims to have more than 1.6 million users, with recent numbers going up to 4.6 million as of July 27, 2025.		As of 2025, the app claims to have more than 1.6 million users, with recent numbers going up to 4.6 million as of July 27, 2025. Apps like ''Are We Dating The Same Guy?'' have a similar purpose.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/are-we-dating-the-same-guy/id6459230401\|title=Are We Dating The Same Guy? on the App Store\|work=App Store\|access-date=2025-07-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726180711/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/are-we-dating-the-same-guy/id6459230401\|archive-date=2025-07-26\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

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Market control: Doesn’t seem needed.

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	====Market control====		====Market control====
	As of 2025, the app claims to have more than 1.6 million users, with recent numbers going up to 4.6 million as of July 27, 2025. Apps like ''Are We Dating The Same Guy?'' have a similar purpose.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/are-we-dating-the-same-guy/id6459230401\|title=Are We Dating The Same Guy? on the App Store\|work=App Store\|access-date=2025-07-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726180711/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/are-we-dating-the-same-guy/id6459230401\|archive-date=2025-07-26\|url-status=live}}</ref>		As of 2025, the app claims to have more than 1.6 million users, with recent numbers going up to 4.6 million as of July 27, 2025.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==