Recon (app)

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Recon
DeveloperT101
Initial release1999
Repository
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    Operating systemiOS, Android, Web
    TypeDating app
    Websitewww.recon.com

    Recon is a location-based online dating application and service specifically for gay men interested in fetish and kink.[1] It launched as a website in 1999,[2][3] and as an iOS app in 2010.[4] It has 189,000 active users as of 2018.[3]

    Recon allows users to create a profile, communicate with other members through private messages, and filter members by location and interests.[5] Recon started as a website, with some features, such as the ability to view a user's public x-rated photos, solely available on the website due to Apple's policy on adult content.[6]

    One notable feature is the ability to filter members by their declared fetishes and kinks.[5] The broad categories include bondage,[7] fisting,[8] leather,[9] rubber, bears,[8] bikers, chastity, suits,[10] feet, gunge,[8] watersports,[8] and sports gear.

    Recon is owned and operated by T101, the company who also produce Fetish Week London.[11][12]

    Events and publications

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    Recon produces a number of fetish events for members and non-members, in cities including London[13] and Paris.

    Recon has produced two issues of a magazine, with high-quality photography and articles from the fetish community, which is distributed for free at gay venues.[14][15]

    Controversies

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    Effect on leather bars, sex clubs and saunas

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    Some have claimed that gay dating apps have a negative impact on local businesses such as gay bars, and that Recon's widespread usage[16][17] by fetishmen has reduced business in leather bars, sex clubs and saunas.[18][19] However, many businesses actively promote their businesses on Recon to appeal to local customers.

    Location data leaks

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    In 2019, researchers at Pen Test Partners demonstrated to BBC News how it was possible to locate the exact location of a Recon user without their consent, along with users of other apps, through a process of trilateration. However, Recon was praised for taking immediate steps to rectify the fault much faster than some other apps.[20][21]

    References

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