Grindr To Pay $35 Million For Sharing Users’ HIV Status

The BBC reports:

Grindr has agreed to pay £26m to settle a lawsuit over allegations it shared users’ personal information – including their HIV status – with third parties. The world’s largest LGBTQ+ dating app was sued in the High Court in 2024 over claims it misused people’s personal information.

The class action suit was later served in the US, with the law firm leading the case saying it had signed up more than 11,000 claimants. According to a US regulatory filing, Grindr will make two £13m payments to settle the claims. The firm said the settlement includes no admission of liability. Grindr stressed the claims relate to “historical data practices” before 2020 when it was owned by Chinese firm Kunlun.

The filing submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission by Grindr said a settlement had been reached on 2 September. The claim said a potentially unlimited number of third parties used it to customise advertisements to Grindr’s users.

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