Is Grind in trouble in the Anglo-American world?

[brnbk]

Is Grindr in trouble in the English speaking world: From UK to the US, Grindr's legal troubles is rising because of its practice of putting gay lives and interests at risk for a quick buck. 

 

In the UK, Reuters reports that at least 670 people have filed a lawsuit three months ago in the London High Court over the fact that Grindr revealed their HIV Status, and the date of their last HIV test! to commercial third party data hunters; more are expected to join the lawsuit as thousands of gay men have been affected. 

[think before following links] [think before following links] [think before following links] https://www.reuters.com/technology/grindr-facing-uk-lawsuit-over-alleged-data-protection-breaches-2024-04-22/

[think before following links] [think before following links] [think before following links] https://www.globallegalpost.com/news/gateley-affiliate-austen-hays-launches-class-action-against-grindr-advised-by-cooley-1983825032

 

In the US, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, who was fired back in 2021 from his senior clerical position in the Catholic Church for being on Grindr has filed a law suit in  a court in  California alleging "a stunning pattern of [Grindr’s] intentional and reckless failure to protect private data of its customers."


Is Grindr finally being held to account for its actions?

Edited July 29 by brnbk