Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it…
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Grindr up for sale amid US fears for Chinese-owned data
A US national security panel told Kunlun, that its ownership of Grindr constitutes a national security risk.
Years on, third party apps still exposing Grindr users’ locations
A third party app can use Grindr’s distance data to pinpoint a users location down to a room within a house.
Grindr was sharing HIV status of users, but now it’s not
Grindr has found itself with the uncomfortable job of explaining why it has quietly been sharing the HIV status of its users with third parties.
Grindr app has privacy issues – who’s surprised?
Popular gay dating app Grindr has been criticized for revealing the locations of its users in more detail than they might be expecting, and for allowing the identity of message senders to be spoofed.