03 APR

Grindr won’t share users’ HIV status with app contractors after outcry

Grindr—the gay hookup app that has over 3.6 million daily active users globally—has been reportedly transmitting its users’ HIV status (of those who include it) with two mobile app contractors.

On Monday, Bryce Case, the company’s top security official, responded to public outcry over the issue by saying the company would stop the practice.

“I understand the news cycle right now is very focused on these issues,” Case told Axios, which first reported the change on Monday evening. “I think what’s happened to Grindr is, unfairly, we’ve been singled out.”

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