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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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I guess you could say, they shoulda used protection
This isn’t surprising, it wasn’t that long ago one of their executives said he opposed gay marriage. They absolutely just see their users as cash cows.
Bu that’s the general view of executives pretty much in all big companies. I mean about the users being cash cows. It’s irrelevant what executives think about LGBTQ+ community, they know very well that pecunia non olet (cash doesn’t stink) so they ignore their own views, whichever they may be.
If disclosure of HIV is necassary then stay away from engaging in such activity. That’s a filthy lifestyle to choose to participate in.
Excuse me sir, if I may offer a rebuttal: Fuck you with a cactus.
What did that poor cactus do to anyone?
If making comments like this is required for you too feel self righteous, then you should just stop. That’s a filthy lifestyle to choose to participate in.
Oh shit, that’s hella fucked up.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Hundreds have joined a UK class action lawsuit against LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr, seeking damages over a historical case of the company allegedly forwarding users’ HIV status as well as other sensitive data to third-party advertisers.
A total of 670 individuals have joined the class action, filed today in England’s High Court, and lawyers Austen Hays believe the number could rise into the thousands.
The discovery that the data may have been shared with analytics firms led to heavy criticism of the app maker, which at the time didn’t apologize for its alleged role in the furor, but did alter its privacy policy soon after.
Its then-CTO Scott Chen said Grindr would never sell the kind of sensitive data researchers specified to third parties, and reminded users that any information they themselves added to their profile would become public.
In addition to the claim brought to Grindr in the UK, the company is also facing flak in the US, as recently as October 2023, again for alleged data protection failings.
Chaya Hanoomanjee, managing director at Austen Hays and the lawyer leading the UK claim, said: "Our clients have experienced significant distress over their highly sensitive and private information being shared without their consent, and many have suffered feelings of fear, embarrassment, and anxiety as a result.
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