Millions of people are signing up for online dating sites like OKCupid. But is it safe?

Unfortunately, right now, the answer is no. OKCupid doesn’t use HTTPS encryption to protect their users’ safety on the vast majority of pages on their site. HTTPS encryption is considered standard web encryption used by all secure sites (it’s that little lock icon that your browser displays when you’re on a secure page.)

Without HTTPS protection, anyone who tries even a little bit hard can see every question you’ve ever answered (yep, even the ones answered “privately”), every message you’ve ever sent, and every profile you’ve ever visited. Using a simple hacking tool that anyone could easily get online, someone could even take over your account and impersonate you, all because OKCupid isn’t using this super basic form of security that is standard across the web.