Lawsuit accuses Grindr of illegally sharing users' HIV status

Hundreds have joined a UK class action lawsuit against LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr, seeking damages over a historical case of the company allegedly forwarding users' HIV status as well as other sensitive data to third-party advertisers. A total of 670 individuals have joined the class action, filed today in England's High Court, …

[Eclectic Man]

'Top Priority '

So security is a 'top priority'. Where have I heard that one before?

[Korev]

Re: 'Top Priority '

Well it was either going to be top or bottom priority I guess...

[Snake]

Who would have guessed?

...just about anyone with a BRAIN, actually.

And "Privacy is a top priority". Before or after the Chinese buyout??

Grindr, selling your data. Har har. Sun rises in mornings, news states with shock.

[Korev]

HIV status and sexuality are as personal data as you can get; hopefully they'll get done for the full four percent of turnover as p[er GDPR (but probably deserve an even bigger fine)

[A. Coatsworth]

"we have adopted industry-leading privacy practices and tools"

That, at least, I can believe: the same blinding greed followed by the same half assed "apologies" we have seen 100 times and will see 100 more from all sorts of web apps...

[spold]

Privacy grinder...

Well, after legal fees, the class participants will, no doubt, get tuppence.

"We treat your privacy very seriously...

I have read and understood the Privacy Policy <click> ...now show me the... "

<sigh> will we ever learn.

[JohnMurray]

Why..

..does anyone trust any commercial organisation with extremely sensitive data?