EFF to Grindr: This Pride Month, Put Safety and Privacy Over Profits
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has publicly called on Grindr to make privacy the default on its platform, demanding the app stop sharing user data with advertisers and cease training AI on private information without explicit opt-in consent. The appeal, timed to Pride Month, centers on the heightened risks LGBTQ+ users face when sensitive personal data is exposed.
Why this matters: Grindr holds some of the most sensitive personal data imaginable: sexual orientation, gender identity, HIV status, location. For many users, that information is not just private, it is a safety issue. It can cost someone a job, a family relationship, or physical safety depending on where they live. Sharing that data with advertisers, or feeding it into AI systems, treats serious risk as a business model. An opt-out approach puts the burden on the people with the most to lose. Opt-in is the minimum that matches the actual stakes.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy · Privacy officers
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