Tinder Social gets a beating for outing users to Facebook friends

Well, this did not go as planned.

On Wednesday, Tinder launched a pilot to test out a new feature, Tinder Social, which allows groups of friends to match with other groups of friends. Rolling out to a select test audience in Australia, the feature was immediately pilloried online and in the media as an invasion of privacy.

Here's how it works: To form a group on Tinder, the app shows you a list of your Facebook friends who may or may not also be on the app — it's not clear, although Mashable has reached out to Tinder for clarification. You can pick a few to form a group, and then chat with other groups to see if you might like to meet up.  Read more...