Jack'd is a location-based chat and

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catering to

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and

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men. It is available for Android, iPhone, and Windows phones. Jack'd was previously owned by Online Buddies, owner of

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. In 2019, Perry Street Software, the parent company of Scruff, bought Jack’d for an undisclosed sum.

Controversies

On June 13, 2016, the ''

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'' reported that

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was a Jack'd user for at least a year prior to the

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in which he killed 49 people and wounded 53 others. Jack'd was not able to substantiate those claims. On February 5, 2019, technology news outlet ''

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'' reported a security flaw in the app in which users' private photos could be publicly viewed by anybody aware of the flaw. On February 7, 2019, Jack'd fixed the bug. On June 28, 2019, the Office of the

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announced that Online Buddies, Inc. will pay the state $240,000 to settle the privacy complaint and that the company would implement a "comprehensive security program" to prevent similar incidents in the future. In a statement, New York State Attorney General

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said, “ ack'dput users’ sensitive information and private photos at risk of exposure and nline Buddiesdidn't do anything about it for a full year just so they could continue to make a profit.”

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Controversies

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