Nearly 700 users sue Grindr for allegedly sharing HIV-status without consent
by Gay Today
Gay Today— Over 670 Grindr users in the U.K. are suing the queer hook-up app for allegedly and non-consensually sharing their “highly sensitive” private information — including ethnicity, orientation, and 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.
The Next Web—Hundreds of users sue Grindr for allegedly selling their HIV data to advertisers. Grindr is being sued. The LGBTQ+ dating app is accused of sharing its users’ medical data with advertisers. This data includes their HIV status. UK law firm Austen Hays filed the claim at London’s High Court yesterday. The class action lawsuit represents hundreds of users of the app. Austen Hays claims that US-based Grindr breached UK data protection law by selling sensitive data to third parties without users’ consent. Aside from medical facts, this includes info about people’s...
Ars Technica—Grindr users seek payouts after dating app shared HIV status with vendors. Grindr admitted sharing HIV status with software firms in 2018, said it stopped.