Grindr settles HIV status data-sharing lawsuit for $35 million
Grindr agreed to pay about $35 million to settle a UK privacy suit alleging it shared users' HIV status and sensitive data with advertisers without consent.
The claim, brought by London firm Austen Hays on behalf of roughly 12,000 UK users, alleges Grindr breached privacy and data-protection laws during a period ending in early 2020, when it was owned by Beijing Kunlun Tech. Shared data may have included ethnicity, HIV status, last HIV test date, and PrEP use. Per an SEC filing, Grindr will make two payments of £13 million (totaling about $35 million), one by December 31, 2026 and one by March 31, 2027, without admitting liability. The settlement follows a Norwegian Data Protection Authority enforcement finding over ad sharing without a valid legal basis.
- ~12,000 UK users represented by Austen Hays in the privacy claim
- Alleged sharing of HIV status, test dates, and PrEP use with ad partners
- Two £13M installments due December 2026 and March 2027
- Follows prior Norwegian DPA enforcement against Grindr
- Illustrates how ad identifiers and device data can expose sensitive traits
- Vendors
- Grindr
- Victims
- UK Grindr users
- Countries
- United KingdomNorway
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3 min read at malwarebytes.comGrindr has settled a UK lawsuit alleging that it shared sensitive user data, including HIV status, with advertising companies.
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