Grindr is going public with a $2.1 billion valuation
It's merging with a blank check firm called Tiga.
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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.Grindr restricts location features at the Beijing Olympic Village
It's limiting access to the Explore page for the privacy and safety of athletes.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
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.
AWS had another outage, this time affecting apps like Slack and Hulu
A power outage at an AWS data center caused issues for at least the third time this month.
In ‘Searchers’, looking for love on dating apps is a revealing journey
Is there a right way to find love?Grindr flaw allowed hijacking accounts with just an email address
Thankfully, it's already fixed.
Grindr will finally remove the app's ethnicity filter
Better late than never?
Study finds Grindr, OKCupid and Tinder sharing sensitive data (updated)
Twitter's ad unit has also been blamed for playing a part.
House panel asks Apple, Google if app makers must reveal foreign ties
It's concerned TikTok, Grindr and other apps might pose security risks.
Grindr's owner gave staff access to sensitive user data
The US pushed for the selloff after learning of the privacy issue.
Grindr's Chinese owner has to sell the app by June 2020
It has reached an agreement with the US officials that raised concerns about national security.
Grindr may be sold by its Chinese owner due to US national security risk
The latest risk to national security: your dating life.
UK to question Tinder, Grindr over age checks in dating apps
This follows word of crimes against children on their services.
Facebook collects user data from apps like Tinder, OKCupid and others
The apps share the information via Facebook’s SDK.
Grindr president defends controversial LGBTQ marriage remarks
He wrote on Facebook that marriage is "between man and woman."
A third-party app can use Grindr to expose your exact location
It can also extract your profile data, including your photo.
Grindr reportedly shared HIV statuses with other companies
The dating app may have put sensitive private data on servers it doesn't control.
Grindr adds more transgender-inclusive features
You can specify your identity and choose preferred pronouns.
The Engadget Podcast Ep 13: A Chicken with its Head Cut Off
A rather NSFW talk about sex and dating in the app age.
