Grindr is going public with a $2.1 billion valuationIt's merging with a blank check firm called Tiga.By M. Moon, 05.10.2022TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Grindr location data was reportedly for sale for at least three years (updated)The company curbed the practice two years ago, but the move may have come too late.By J. Fingas, 05.02.2022TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Grindr restricts location features at the Beijing Olympic VillageIt's limiting access to the Explore page for the privacy and safety of athletes.By J. Fingas, 02.09.2022TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Dating app Grindr disappears from Apple's App Store in China (updated)The absence comes after China vowed to crack down on various kinds of online content.By J. Fingas, 01.31.2022TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
AWS had another outage, this time affecting apps like Slack and HuluA power outage at an AWS data center caused issues for at least the third time this month.By K. Holt, 12.22.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
In ‘Searchers’, looking for love on dating apps is a revealing journeyIs there a right way to find love? By C. Low, 02.02.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Grindr flaw allowed hijacking accounts with just an email addressThankfully, it's already fixed.By M. Moon, 10.03.2020TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Grindr will finally remove the app's ethnicity filterBetter late than never?By R. England, 06.02.2020TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Study finds Grindr, OKCupid and Tinder sharing sensitive data (updated)Twitter's ad unit has also been blamed for playing a part.By J. Fingas, 01.14.2020TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
House panel asks Apple, Google if app makers must reveal foreign tiesIt's concerned TikTok, Grindr and other apps might pose security risks.By J. Fingas, 12.14.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Grindr's owner gave staff access to sensitive user dataThe US pushed for the selloff after learning of the privacy issue.By J. Fingas, 05.26.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Grindr's Chinese owner has to sell the app by June 2020It has reached an agreement with the US officials that raised concerns about national security.By M. Moon, 05.14.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Grindr may be sold by its Chinese owner due to US national security riskThe latest risk to national security: your dating life.By C. Fisher, 03.27.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
UK to question Tinder, Grindr over age checks in dating appsThis follows word of crimes against children on their services.By J. Fingas, 02.11.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Facebook collects user data from apps like Tinder, OKCupid and othersThe apps share the information via Facebook’s SDK.By M. Locklear, 12.19.2018TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Grindr president defends controversial LGBTQ marriage remarksHe wrote on Facebook that marriage is "between man and woman." By S. Dent, 11.30.2018TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
A third-party app can use Grindr to expose your exact locationIt can also extract your profile data, including your photo.By M. Moon, 09.15.2018TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Grindr reportedly shared HIV statuses with other companiesThe dating app may have put sensitive private data on servers it doesn't control.By J. Fingas, 04.02.2018TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Grindr adds more transgender-inclusive featuresYou can specify your identity and choose preferred pronouns.By R. England, 11.22.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
The Engadget Podcast Ep 13: A Chicken with its Head Cut OffA rather NSFW talk about sex and dating in the app age.By T. O'Brien, 11.04.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare