Simplistic and violates privacy

Simplistic and violates privacy

I signed up for all of one day because I found that this program is a little too simple in that there are no useful options for setting the location of a search (or if there are, they're too hard to find, which is basically the same thing), and your location setting is extracted from your phone or pc hardware and can't be edited (or if it can, no one seems to know how). What this means is that when you sign on, your profile location is set (and displayed) as your current location, which is basically like having a tracking device on you that tells everyone exactly where you are. That's too much of a violation of my privacy for my taste. It also makes it impossible to look for people to chat with who live near you (as opposed to where you currently are) when you're traveling away from your local area. Skout can still be a good way to meet people but you have to consider its limitations and be careful about what information it broadcasts.

Also, I couldn't find any kind of reasonable help on either the phone app or website versions of Skout, so if you have any questions you have to rely on an internet search, which isn't much help at all.

Cons
Not well documented/no instructions on how to use it.
No way to edit or set a permanent or default location.
Location displayed in your profile tracks your actual location and tells everyone where you are.
Search for other profiles is set by your current location, and can't be set to a different one (or to your home area if you're out of town).

Furthermore, the Skout staff is constantly sniffing in your private chats with their own tools. They scan your private messages to look for molesters and other scum. Does the means justify the end? I think not. They sell you a private messages function but it's not private at all. They violate your privacy systematically. I I'd not recommend neither this app nor it's variant for gay people BoyAhoy.