'Our goal is and always has been to support the health and safety of our users worldwide.' 'As a company that serves the LGBTQ community, we understand the sensitivities around HIV status disclosure,' Chen said.
Grindr chief technology officer Scott Chen said in a Tumblr post that sharing data with partners such as Apptimize and Localytics was 'industry practice' and that steps were taken to protect people's privacy. Sensitive data are encrypted when sent, and vendors are under strict contractual terms to keep it secure and confidential, according to Chen. Mexican Mayor Jorge Zermeño Prosecuting Trans People for Causing 'Moral Damages' Gay dating app Grindr caused outrage Monday for sharing information about users' HIV status or locations with two companies enlisted to optimize its software.
