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Partiful Fixes Location Leak After TechCrunch Alert

10/5/2025

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TechCrunch found that Partiful's photos retained Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, exposing location metadata.
The app is popular, ranked #9 on iPhone Operating System (iOS), and people compare it to Facebook.
Concerns arose about the founders' ties to Palantir.
After TechCrunch alerted Partiful, the vulnerability was fixed within days.
Partiful has raised over $27 million since its 2022 launch.

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Story summary

TechCrunch found that Partiful's photos retained Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, exposing location metadata.
The app is popular, ranked #9 on iPhone Operating System (iOS), and people compare it to Facebook.
Concerns arose about the founders' ties to Palantir.
After TechCrunch alerted Partiful, the vulnerability was fixed within days.
Partiful has raised over $27 million since its 2022 launch.