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A newly launched app called TeaOnHer, designed for men to post about women they've allegedly dated, is facing serious criticism after it was found to be leaking highly sensitive personal information — including government-issued IDs and selfies — of its users.
Positioned as a retaliatory response to the viral app Tea, which allows women to share anonymous posts about men they’ve dated, TeaOnHer has quickly risen to No. 2 in the Lifestyle category on iOS. It has even copied large portions of Tea’s App Store description. However, the app's apparent goal of "turnabout" has led to severe privacy violations and toxic content.
Researchers discovered that TeaOnHer contains glaring security vulnerabilities that allow public access to user data. This includes email addresses, display names, self-reported locations, and even images of driver’s licenses — all exposed through unsecured web links. In one instance, entire posts were found tagged with users’ email addresses, raising major concerns about user safety and identity theft.
The app’s developer, Newville Media Corporation, is led by Xavier Lampkin, whose own data appears to be among the exposed records. Further investigation uncovered another major security lapse: the presence of a plaintext password and email address believed to belong to Lampkin himself, apparently granting access to the app’s administrative panel. These credentials were found publicly accessible on the server, posing serious risks to the app’s integrity and user security.
Aside from technical flaws, the content within TeaOnHer is deeply problematic. Despite claiming to require verification via selfies and ID, users can browse in “guest” mode without logging in. In this mode, multiple posts display repeated images of a naked woman — potentially without consent — and other posts make harmful accusations about women, including allegations related to STIs.
TeaOnHer currently boasts around 53,000 users, but its rise in popularity — now ranked No. 17 across all free iOS apps — may further amplify the risks if the security flaws remain unaddressed.
The situation raises urgent questions about app store moderation, user consent, and the ethics of platforms built to facilitate public shaming or retaliation.
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