The dating app Grindr has been sharing data on whether its users have HIV with two outside companies, according to BuzzFeed and the Norwegian research nonprofit SINTEF.
Grindr users — which include gay, bi, trans, and queer people — can indicate on their profile whether they are HIV positive or negative, when is the last time they got tested, and whether they’re taking HIV treatment or the HIV-preventing pill PrEP. But the app has not been keeping this info private: Grindr has been sharing people’s HIV statuses and test dates with two companies that help optimize the app, called Apptimize and Localytics, BuzzFeed reports. Because the HIV info is shared along with GPS data, phone IDs, and email addresses, it makes it possible to link...
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