Grindr argues that the privacy of its users is highly regarded. Victimizing LGBT+ people is unfortunate, sadly, it still happens a lot now, wrote Patrick Lenihan, a vice president of communications for Grindr about the article. Grindr says the book, the WSJsstory, is old news, and claims it’s victimizing LGBTQ+ people. Grindr andWSJ indicated that the names, phone numbers and passwords were never shared however, users could identify the home or work address if a hacker studyd the location data.

This privacy defect may expose a lot of potential targets as homosexuality is illegal.

However,WSJ says users could still have access to historical data, showcasing the precise movements of Grindr users. There were also persons familiar with the matter on the basis that the information went on sale in 2017, while Grindr fixed the bug two years ago. This security bug made it impossible for third parties to buy data for million users of Grindr without having knowledge of any users. The Wall Street Journal indicates that the gay dating app suffered from issues between 20 due to the advertising biases. Agora-based dating app Grindr had a privacy flaw that left millions of users’ location data open and stolen.