LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr repeatedly violated state and global privacy laws by collecting and retaining highly sensitive data including nude photos without clear consent, the company’s former chief privacy officer alleged in a wrongful termination lawsuit.
Ron De Jesus says he was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about the company’s “alarming” data-privacy practices, according to a complaint filed Wednesday in a California state court in Los Angeles.
De Jesus’ accusations come after the company faced backlash for sharing users’ HIV status and was fined $7 million by the Norwegian Data Protection Agency for sharing user location and sexual orientation ...
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