Grindr users seek payouts after dating app shared HIV status with vendors
by Ars Technica
Ars Technica— Grindr admitted sharing HIV status with software firms in 2018, said it stopped.
Tech Times—Dating App Grindr Sued for Disclosing Sensitive Information, HIV Status of Users. Grindr is facing a UK lawsuit after allegedly sharing sensitive user information, including a user's HIV status.
MediaNama—Grindr Sued in UK For Sharing HIV Status of Users With Advertising Agencies. 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.
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....