Grindr users’ precise location data was sold to the highest bidder

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Precise location data for millions of Grindr users was collected from a digital advertising network and sold to third parties.

The Wall Street Journal reported that user locations were collected and sold from 2017 until around 2020.

It noted that Grindr…