Grindr
Sale of Grindr Data Illuminates Privacy Blindspots
Was anyone truly shocked to learn that user data from Grindr, a social networking app for gay, bi, trans and queer men, had been collected and sold on ad networks for many ...
Security Boulevard
Serial Swatter Who Caused Death Gets Five Years in Prison
BrianKrebs | | Ann Billings, Grindr, Jason Scott, Judge Mark Norris, Mary Frances Herring, Ne'er-Do-Well News, QWIKMail, Shane Glass, Shane Sonderman, SIM swapping, Sparkware, Valerie Dozono
A 18-year-old Tennessee man who helped set in motion a fraudulent distress call to police that lead to the death of a 60-year-old grandfather in 2020 was sentenced to 60 months in ...
Troy Hunt Flags Up ‘Sensational’ Sextortion Bug in Grindr
Grindr, the popular dating app, had a ridiculous bug in its password-recovery flow. To make matters worse, Grindr ignored the bug for a week ...
Security Boulevard
Critical Windows Vulnerability, Dating App Security Risk, Apple iOS Privacy Features
Tom Eston | | Apple, Apple iOS, china, Cybersecurity, Dating Apps, geolocation, Grindr, Hinge, Locations, Marketing, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, patching, Podcast, Podcast Episodes, Privacy, Tinder, Vulnerabilities, Weekly Blaze Podcast, Windows, Windows 10, windows 7
In episode 104 for January 20th 2020: Details on the new critical Microsoft Windows vulnerability, why dating apps could pose a national security risk, and how new Apple privacy features are changing ...
Grindr says sharing of sensitive user information is ‘industry practice’
Luana Pascu | | Grindr, Industry News, privacy breach, Social networks, third-party data sharing, user privacy
Dating social network Grindr admitted sharing users’ sensitive information with third parties as this is “industry practice.” The data was encrypted and Apptimize and Localytics were bound by contract to keep the ...

