Such practices could have major knock-on effects for users, with the WSJ noting that a US Catholic official was “outed” as a Grindr user last year following analysis of similar data. However, the WSJ alleges that historical data could still be available, including “the precise movements” of Grindr users.
Share this news on your Fb,Twitter and WhatsappĬiting “people familiar with the matter”, the WSJ says that the information first went on sale in 2017, with Grindr ending the practice two years ago to help protect its users from such rampant data collection practices.