Johannesburg - Infidelity among couples has become more prevalent after the advent of the internet, with numerous websites making the job of the common cheater less problematic.
Online dating service Ashley Madison, which is geared towards people who are married or in committed relationships, recently saw a breach which leaked the accounts of users and caused a massive internet uproar.
However, smartphone apps are making cheating on one's partner more discreet and there are several available that allow a user to maintain an affair.
If your partner has one of these apps on their smartphone, they could be cheating on you:
- Tinder – it’s a given that if your partner has this app on their smartphone, they are exploring their options or may have wandering eyes. The popular dating and hook-up app allows the user to swipe right or left to express interest or disinterest in another user and, of course, a mutual swipe right yields a match.
- Ashley Madison – despite the recent information leak, the official app is available on the Google Play store and Apple App Store. Ashley Madison has previously undertaken to increase security and the platform promises greater discretion than Tinder.
- OkCupid – an app called OkCupid on a user’s smartphone means only one thing. Used less in South Africa than in other countries, the virtual cupid began as a website and now has its own app available for download.
- Pure – the app is completely contradictory to its name; its full title is: Pure: Adult Dating Hookup App, alluding to casual sex, to meet ‘open-minded’ people. The app doesn’t require anything but a selfie and once uploaded, the user is notified of those who want to meet with them.
- CoverMe – this app is made for private text messaging and calling. It can also lock and hide photos on a device that can only be accessed with a password.
- Secret Photo Album – getting even sneakier, this app hides a user’s secret photos on their smartphone in an app whose icon looks like a calculator. Once open, the app looks exactly like a native smartphone calculator; the user punches their secret Pin number into the ‘calculator’, after which it unlocks the album.