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UK Lawsuit Accuses Grindr Of Sharing HIV Status Data

Reuters reports: Gay dating app Grindr is facing a mass data protection lawsuit in London from hundreds of users who allegedly had their private information, including HIV status, shared with third parties without consent, a law firm said on Monday. Austen Hays, which said the lawsuit is being filed at London’s High Court, said thousands … The post UK Lawsuit Accuses Grindr Of Sharing HIV Status Data appeared first on Joe.My.God..

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Apr 23, 2024 - 20:00

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UK Lawsuit Accuses Grindr Of Sharing HIV Status Data

Reuters reports:

Gay dating app Grindr is facing a mass data protection lawsuit in London from hundreds of users who allegedly had their private information, including HIV status, shared with third parties without consent, a law firm said on Monday.
Austen Hays, which said the lawsuit is being filed at London’s High Court, said thousands of Grindr users in the United Kingdom may have been affected. The firm alleges users’ highly sensitive information, including HIV status and the date of their latest HIV test, were provided to third parties for commercial purposes.
A spokesperson for Grindr initially said in a statement that it planned to “respond vigorously to this claim, which appears to be based on a mischaracterisation of practices from more than four years ago”.

Read the full article. The law firm says nearly 700 users have joined the suit and thousands more are expected.