Grindr’s privacy is under scrutiny again-here’s how to protect your data

Grindr, the world’s largest dating app for the LGBTQ+ community, isn’t new to trouble. While increasingly more governments have been banning its usage—it’s the second-most banned social media app worldwide, in fact—the way the company handles users’ data has also attracted strong criticism since its inception. In the most recent of such incidents, over a thousand Grindr users are suing the tech company in London. Grindr is accused of sharing people’s most private and sensitive information, including in some cases HIV status, with third parties for commercial purposes. While the legal battle takes its course, for Pride Month 2024 it’s…