Grindr to pay £26m to settle claims over alleged HIV-status data sharing
Grindr is to pay £26 million to settle a long-running claim alleging that it breached UK privacy laws by sharing users’ data with third parties. The claim concerns allegations that the dating app shared information relating to users’ HIV status, although the supplied source does not provide further details about the settlement or any admission of liability.
Grindr is to pay £26 million to settle a long-running claim in the UK, according to the supplied source.
The claim alleges that Grindr breached UK privacy laws by sharing users’ data with third parties. It concerns allegations that information relating to users’ HIV status was shared.
The supplied source does not provide further details about the settlement or state whether Grindr admitted liability.
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