Tea called itself a women&rsquo;s safety app. Then, 4chan found it. Selfies, IDs, even private messages were left exposed after two massive data breaches. Tens of thousands of women were affected, but hundreds of thousands still want to sign up. We break down what went wrong, and what it says about the tech we trust to keep us safe.&nbsp; Dexter talks to journalists and 404 Media co-founders Emanuel Maiberg and Sam Cole about what happened, and what this could mean for women (and men!) whose information was exposed.&nbsp; Read + Watch:&nbsp; Emanuel&rsquo;s coverage on the Tea data breach:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/">Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan</a> <a href="https://www.404media.co/a-second-tea-breach-reveals-users-dms-about-abortions-and-cheating/">A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users&rsquo; DMs About Abortions and Cheating</a> <a href="https://www.404media.co/tea-user-files-class-action-after-womens-safety-app-exposes-data/">Tea User Files Class Action After Women&rsquo;s Safety App Exposes Data</a> Sam&rsquo;s coverage on &lsquo;Are We Dating the Same Guy?&rsquo; Facebook groups:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.404media.co/man-who-sued-are-we-dating-the-same-guy-groups-files-class-action-lawsuit/">Man Who Sued 'Are We Dating the Same Guy?' Groups Files Class Action Lawsuit</a> Got something you&rsquo;re curious about? Hit us up <a href="mailto:killswitch@kaleidoscope.nyc">killswitch@kaleidoscope.nyc</a>, or @killswitchpod on IG, or @dexdigi on IG or Bluesky.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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