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      An app called Tea™ was marketed as a safespace for women and used government issued IDs as a way to verify users.

      4Chan users leaked all of the IDs onto the larger internet.

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          14 hours ago

          Well, I get what you mean, but a “honey trap” idiom in English, also called a “honeypot scheme”, usually refers to utilizing romantic connections to influence people to make decisions or release confidential information.

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            Honeypot is a common term in computing/cybersecurity, setting up fake important servers so bad actors invade and the security team can analyze what got in and how to deal with it.