Location data related to users of the gay-dating app Grindr has been commercially available without the knowledge of users, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.
What Happen: The report, which was sourced from unnamed “people familiar with the matter,” said the information was available for purchase to advertising networks since at least 2017 but has not been available for the last two years. While the data in question did not include personal information including names and phone numbers, it did offer clues regarding their locations and activities based on patterns, habits and routines.
