Grindr sued for allegedly sharing users' HIV status and other info with ad companies<p><a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
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Grindr[/url] 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, <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-22/grindr-sued-in-london-for-sharing-users-hiv-status-with-ad-firms?sref=10lNAhZ9">
Bloomberg[/url]
reports.</p>
<p>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. Engadget has asked Grindr for comment.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>In April 2018, Grindr <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azeenghorayshi/grindr-stopped-sharing-hiv-status" data-original-link="
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azeenghorayshi/grindr-stopped-sharing-hiv-status">
admitted[/url] it had shared HIV data with Apptimize and Localytics following an investigation by <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azeenghorayshi/grindr-hiv-status-privacy#.yp0J48W0N" data-original-link="
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azeenghorayshi/grindr-hiv-status-privacy#.yp0J48W0N">
BuzzFeed News[/url]
and Norwegian non-profit <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://github.com/SINTEF-9012/grindr-privacy-leaks" data-original-link="
https://github.com/SINTEF-9012/grindr-privacy-leaks">
SINTEF[/url]. It said it <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/2018-04-02-grindr-reportedly-shared-hiv-statuses-with-other-companies.html">
would stop the practice[/url].</p>
<p>This isn't the only time Grindr has been accused of sharing users' personal information. A 2022 report from
The Wall Street Journal indicated that precise location data on Grindr users was <a data-i13n="cpos:7;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/grindr-location-data-sold-for-years-145320411.html">
up for sale for at least three years[/url]. In addition, Norway's data protection agency <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:8;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2021/norwegian-dpa-imposes-fine-against-grindr-llc_en" data-original-link="
https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2021/norwegian-dpa-imposes-fine-against-grindr-llc_en">
fined[/url] Grindr $6 million in 2021 for violating the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. The agency said Grindr had unlawfully shared "personal data with third parties for marketing purposes."</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/grindr-sued-for-allegedly-sharing-users-hiv-status-and-other-info-with-ad-companies-141748725.html?src=rssSource:
Grindr sued for allegedly sharing users' HIV status and other info with ad companies
