Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
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- DW Top Storiesseen 13 Sept, 06:00headline rewritten
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Mon, 7 September 2026
3 reports- The Guardian World10:30first to report
US-owned dating app allegedly allowed ad firms access to private information in breach of UK law Business live – latest updates Grindr will pay £26m to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of users in the UK who allege that the US dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including in some cases their HIV status, with advertising companies. The settlement brings to an end a two-year legal battle, after the UK law firm Austen Hays filed a claim at the high court of England and...
- BBC News World15:27
The long-running claim alleges Grindr breached UK privacy laws by sharing data with third parties.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)18:44
Grindr pagherà 26 milioni di sterline, dopo l’accusa di aver condiviso con società commerciali i dati personali e riservati degli utenti britannici (inclusi quelli sulla salute). Lo riporta il Guardian, raccontando la storia di una causa legale che ha coinvolto 12mila persone. Tutti iscritti all’app di incontri (dating) Grindr, orientata alla clientela Lgbtq+. Dunque partiamo […] L'articolo Grindr pagherà 26 milioni di sterline, dopo l’accusa di aver condiviso dati degli utenti sui test Hiv ad...
Tue, 8 September 2026
1 report- Die Zeit (Germany)17:49
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- El País (Spain)09:26
La denuncia colectiva contra la exitosa ‘app’ de citas, usada principalmente por hombres, suma casi 12.000 afectados por unos hechos ocurridos entre 2018 y 2020
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- DW Top Stories19:08edited after publishing
previously
Digital data leeches: trading on our profilesUS tech companies gather, link, and sell more and more information about their users. The scandal involving the dating app Grindr shows how easy it is for highly sensitive data to fall into the wrong hands.