>When a young woman in Denver met up with a smiling cardiologist she matched with on the dating app Hinge, she had no way of knowing that the company behind the app had already received reports from two other women who accused him of rape.

This is clearly worse than false positives. They have a big user database that law enforcement does not.

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handoflixue 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> They have a big user database that law enforcement does not.

Why doesn't law enforcement have this data? Presumably these crimes are being reported to the police?

If the crime wasn't worth reporting to the police, I'm not convinced why a private company would have some obligation to act.

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biophysboy 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Even after a police report, it took nearly two months for Matthews to be arrested — the only thing that got him off the apps. By then, at least 15 women would eventually report that Matthews had raped or drugged them. Nearly every one of them had met him on dating apps run by Match Group.

	▲	handoflixue 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, I read the article. So what's the problem? The legal process was followed, he got arrested. If you think the legal process is too slow, presumably the focus should be on fixing that, so that rapists face actual consequences?

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stevage 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Presumably these crimes are being reported to the police?

Why do you presume that? And even in the best case scenario, it takes years between a report and someone being sent to prison.

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BeetleB 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> They have a big user database that law enforcement does not.

That they should share with law enforcement when appropriately requested.