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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 ...
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Serial Swatter Who Caused Death Gets Five Years in Prison

Serial Swatter Who Caused Death Gets Five Years in Prison

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 ...
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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

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’

Grindr says sharing of sensitive user information is ‘industry practice’

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 ...