Grindr Sued in UK For Sharing HIV Status of Users With Advertising Agencies
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MediaNama— The lawsuit was filed by law firm Austen Hays in London’s High Court and accuses the dating app of misusing the information of thousands of users.
Boing Boing—Grindr sued over claims it revealed users' HIV status to advertisers. Hookup app Grindr is accused of revealing users' HIV status in a lawsuit filed in London's High Court. The lawsuit claims that user data was shared with Grindr's advertisers via "covert tracking technology," identifies more than 650 claimants, and claims thousands of users were affected. — Read the rest
Engadget—Grindr sued for allegedly sharing users' HIV status and other info with ad companies. Grindr has been sued for allegedly sharing personal information with advertising companies without users' consent. A lawsuit filed in London claims that the data included HIV statuses and test dates, ethnicity and sexual orientation, Bloomberg reports. According to the class action-style suit, the alleged data sharing involved adtech companies Localytics and Apptimize. Grindr is said to have supplied the companies with user info before April 2018 and then between May 2018 and April 2020....
Metro Weekly—Grindr is Being Sued for Sharing HIV Statuses. The gay dating app Grindr is being sued for allegedly sharing personal information — including users’ HIV statuses — with third parties. In a class-action lawsuit, filed at the High Court in London, law firm Austen Hays asserted that at least 670 claimants — and “potentially thousands” of other users in the United Kingdom — […]