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Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over alleged sharing of users’ HIV status

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Grindr will pay £26 million to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of UK users who alleged that the dating app shared sensitive personal data with advertising companies.
  • The claim, filed by Austen Hays at the High Court of England and Wales in April 2024, covered alleged privacy violations up to early 2020.
  • The settlement ends a two-year legal battle over the handling of users’ information.

Grindr will pay £26 million to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of users in the UK who accused the dating app of sharing highly sensitive personal information with advertising companies.

The allegations included the disclosure of users’ HIV status in some cases. The claim argued that the US-owned app had breached UK privacy laws during a period extending to early 2020.

UK law firm Austen Hays filed the case at the High Court of England and Wales in April 2024. The settlement brings a two-year legal battle to an end.

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