Collaborate Disseminate
By Sudais Asif
Among the various categories of apps that exist out there, some by their nature store more of your personal information as compared to others.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: prominent dating & menstrual hel… Continue reading prominent dating & menstrual help apps selling your data to 3rd parties
In episode 104 for January 20th 2020: Details on the new critical Microsoft Windows vulnerability, why dating apps could pose a national security risk, and how new Apple privacy features are changing the way your data is sold. ** Show notes and links m… Continue reading Critical Windows Vulnerability, Dating App Security Risk, Apple iOS Privacy Features
Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it… Continue reading Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think
Grindr, Romeo, Recon and 3fun were found to expose users’ exact locations, just by knowing a user name. Continue reading 4 Dating Apps Pinpoint Users’ Precise Locations – and Leak the Data
A US national security panel told Kunlun, that its ownership of Grindr constitutes a national security risk. Continue reading Grindr up for sale amid US fears for Chinese-owned data
According to a report, Grindr’s Chinese owners are selling the platform after concerns were raised about user data handling. Continue reading Grindr Poses National Security Risk, U.S. Gov Says
A third party app can use Grindr’s distance data to pinpoint a users location down to a room within a house. Continue reading Years on, third party apps still exposing Grindr users’ locations
Grindr, MyFitnessPal, and Panera Bread. They’ve all had data breach scares of varying degrees this week. Some handled the security breaches well, some didn’t. We took a look at how well different firms are respecting your data privacy.
All this and mor… Continue reading Smashing Security #072: Why are firms so cr*p with our private data?
Grindr has found itself with the uncomfortable job of explaining why it has quietly been sharing the HIV status of its users with third parties. Continue reading Grindr was sharing HIV status of users, but now it’s not
Dating social network Grindr admitted sharing users’ sensitive information with third parties as this is “industry practice.” The data was encrypted and Apptimize and Localytics were bound by contract to keep the data safe and confide… Continue reading Grindr says sharing of sensitive user information is ‘industry practice’