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Electronic Frontier Foundation
@eff.org

Grindr has been caught sharing users' HIV status and precise location with advertisers without obtaining valid consent. They must immediately stop prioritizing profits over users’ safety, and make privacy the default across its platform. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

eff.orgEFF to Grindr: This Pride Month, Put Safety and Privacy Over ProfitsThis Pride month, we’re calling on the dating app Grindr to prioritize LGBTQ+ user safety by making privacy the default across its platform. That means no more sharing personal data with advertisers

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Madam Airlock
@madamairlock.bsky.social

@eff.org I really hope this article is just your opening salvo and the lawsuits are coming, because holy HIPPA violations, Batman! Giving HIV info to advertisers constitutes the worst possible HIPPA violation, that of *sensitive personal health information.