Forget dating apps: Dries (33) uses your browsing history to help you with a love. « It says a lot about what someone is like » (Ghent)

Your age, your orientation and your place of residence. Those are the criteria with which Tinder links youTo another bachelor. But browser.dating, the latest project from Gentenaar Dries Depoorter, tackles it completely differently. After all, you start by uploading your full browser history. The system searches for patterns, and then it is hoped that a soul mate has already registered.

« What someone looks up, says a lot about what someone interests or what someone is, » says Dries. “Suppose you visit a lot of sites about gardens, then chances are that you can agree with someone who has the same hobby. At least you know what to talk about: when you start chatting, you get some Conversation starters to see. ”

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Privacy

Many people would rather tell you the pin code of their bank card than they show you their browsing history, but according to Dries, safety is guaranteed. « Analyzing happens locally, on two servers. I don’t sell the data and they don’t get to see potential matches. The only thing you learn from the other is a vague description of why you are matched. »

The basic version of browser. Dating is free, but if you want to meet more than five people, you pay 9 euros once. « A low amount, because I don’t have to be rich here, » says Dries, who previously made the newspaper with a clock that indicates what percent of your life is already over. « If this leads to one marriage, I am already content. As long as I can come to the party, of course. » (laughs)

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