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|Website=https://www.teaforwomen.com/

|Description=An app founded in 2023 that allows women to share information about and review local men regarding dating. The app requires ID verification for users.

|Description=An app founded in 2023 that allows women to share information about and review local men regarding dating. The app requires identity verification for users.

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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>

==Consumer-impact summary==

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====Freedom====

Users can delete their accounts by contacting the [email protected] email. Users who fall under GDPR or the CCPA can access, correct, update, or request deletion of their account.

====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.

====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.

====Market control====

As of 2025, the app claims to have more than 1.6 users, with recent numbers going up to 4.6 million as of July 27, 2025.

==Incidents==

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

~~This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].~~

===Public database leak (''2025'')===

===~~Example incident one~~ (''~~date~~'')===

[[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>

~~Short summary of~~ the ~~incident (could be~~ the ~~same as the summary preceding the article)~~.

===~~Example incident two (''~~date~~'')~~===

...

==~~Products~~==

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.

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==See also==

~~{{Ph-C-SA}}~~

*[[Bumble]]

==References==

==External links==

*[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tea-dating-advice/id6444453051 Tea Dating Advice on the App Store]

*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tea.tea&hl=en_US Tea Dating Advice on Google Play]

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+|Description=An app founded in 2023 that allows women to share information about and review local men regarding dating. The app requires identity verification for users.
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-{{Ph-C-Int}}
+'''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==
-{{Ph-C-CIS}}
+====Freedom====
+Users can delete their accounts by contacting the [email protected] email. Users who fall under GDPR or the CCPA can access, correct, update, or request deletion of their account.
+====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.
+====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.
+====Market control====
+As of 2025, the app claims to have more than 1.6 users, with recent numbers going up to 4.6 million as of July 27, 2025.
 ==Incidents==
-{{Ph-C-Inc}}
+This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
-This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
+===Public database leak (''2025'')===
-===Example incident one (''date'')===
+[[File:Tea breach 4chan post.jpg|thumb|right|The original 4chan post advertising the leak]]
-{{Main|link to the main article}}
+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>
-Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
-===Example incident two (''date'')===
-...
-==Products==
+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.
-{{Ph-C-P}}
 ==See also==
-{{Ph-C-SA}}
+*[[Bumble]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tea-dating-advice/id6444453051 Tea Dating Advice on the App Store]
+*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tea.tea&hl=en_US Tea Dating Advice on Google Play]
 [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]