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  • POLAND - 2023/11/23: In this photo illustration, a Meta logo is displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages in the background. (Photo Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

    Meta's controversial ad-free subscription is facing scrutiny from EU privacy campaigners

    by 
    Steve Dent
    Steve Dent
    11.28.2023

    A privacy group is fighting Meta's tactic of only allowing users to opt out of privacy tracking if they sign up for a subscription.

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    Study finds Grindr, OKCupid and Tinder sharing sensitive data (updated)

    by 
    Jon Fingas
    Jon Fingas
    01.14.2020

    Some of the most popular dating apps have been accused of playing fast and loose with particularly sensitive data. The Norwegian Consumer Council has published a report accusing Grindr, OKCupid and Tinder of spreading various degrees of information about GPS location, sexuality and other personal information in irresponsible ways. While Grindr has vowed not to share HIV statuses and some sexual gropu identification with ad partners, it transmits user tracking info and the app's name to over a dozen companies, effectively identifying users as LGBT. OKCupid even sent data on drug use, ethnicity and political views to the analytics firm Braze.