Hundreds of UK Grindr users are suing the app
April 27, 2024
UK Grindr users are joining a legal action following claims that the dating and hookup
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Grindr is being sued for sharing it’s users’ HIV status without their consent. Grindr has millions of subscribers around the world and the data breach could affect thousands of people in the UK.
A lawsuit by Austen Hays claims that Grindr breached UK data protection law when it shared sensitive personal information, including the HIV status of some users, with two advertising companies. If the case is successful, claimants could receive thousands of pounds in damages.
What do we know about the Grindr data breach?
The claim alleges that Grindr shared its users’ personal information with advertising companies Apptimize and Localytics for commercial reasons.
There are concerns that these companies may have sold the data on to other businesses.
The breach has caused significant distress to some Grindr users.
The breach may also have revealed ethnicity and sexual orientation data.
If you are affected by this data breach, you could be due compensation. Many Grindr users are making no-win-no-fee claims to get justice for the data protection failure without having to worry about fees.
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Did you use the free version of the Grindr app or website between Dec 2016 and April 2020?
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“Grindr owes it to the LGBTQ+ community it serves to compensate those whose data has been compromised”
— Chaya Hanoomanjee, Managing Director, Austen Hays
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2024
UK law firm Austen Hays filed a claim at London’s high court alleging that Grindr breached British data protection laws.
2023
Grindr lost its appeal to overturn a data breach fine by the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC). As a result, the company was ordered to pay a record 65 million Norwegian krone (£4.6 million) for breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
2022
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office completed its investigation into Grindr’s processing of personal and special category data. The dating app was reprimanded for failing to transparently inform users about how it processes their data.
2021
Norway’s data protection authority fined Grindr for breaching the GDPR. Grindr appealed the fine.
Apr 2018
Grindr promised to stop sharing its users’ HIV status with third-party companies after a Norwegian report discovered the firm had been doing so with two advertising companies.
2009
Grindr was founded.
We’ll provide more updates on the Grindr data breach as they occur.
Grindr faces a lawsuit for disclosing some of its users’ personal information without their consent. The legal action by Austen Hays alleges that the dating app violated UK data protection laws by sharing sensitive personal data, including HIV status, with two advertising companies.
The following personal data may have been shared by Grindr:
Thousands of members of the LGBTQ+ community who used the free Grindr dating app or website could be affected by this breach.
Did you use the free version of the Grindr app or website between Dec 2016 and April 2020? If so, you could have a NO-WIN, NO- FEE Grindr data breach compensation claim.
We cannot say how much compensation you might get if you win your Grindr data breach case. Each claim is based on its merits and your solicitor will work to get the compensation owed to you. Successful claimants could be awarded thousands of pounds in damages.
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UK Grindr users are joining a legal action following claims that the dating and hookup
Allegations have surfaced against Grindr, accusing the platform of divulging highly sensitive user information to
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