EFF to Grindr: This Pride Month, Put Safety and Privacy Over Profits

According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the world's most popular gay dating app, Grindr, is failing to protect its users' most sensitive information. This Pride Month, E F F is calling on Grindr to make privacy its default, not an afterthought. The problem: behavioral advertising. Grindr currently shares user data with twenty tracking companies by default—something users must actively opt out of. For LGBTQ plus users, that exposure carries real dangers. Information about sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status can be weaponized for harassment, discrimination, or worse. Grindr has faced regulatory fines and reprimands for sharing users' HIV status and location data with advertisers without proper consent. E F F is demanding two changes: make behavioral advertising opt-in instead of opt-out, and stop training AI on private data without explicit consent. For a community where a privacy breach can mean far more than a targeted ad, these aren't just corporate reforms—they're essential protections.

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