Home / WorldWorldDeutsche WelleWorldDeutsche Welle·Sep 10, 2026·1 min readDigital data leeches: trading on our profilesUS tech companies gather, link, and sell more and more information about their users. The scandal involving the dating app Grindr shows how easy it is for highly sensitive data to fall into the wrong hands.View original source — Deutsche Welle ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesTechnologyWiredTechnologySep 3, 2026 · 1 minFace Recognition Is Becoming the Norm for Dating AppsWiredTechnologyThe GuardianTechnologySep 7, 2026 · 1 minGrindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV statusThe GuardianBusinessCBCBusinessSep 7, 2026 · 1 minGrindr to pay $48-million settlement over sale of users' info — including HIV statusCBCScienceTechRadarScienceJun 6, 2026 · 1 minHow much data does your favorite messaging app collect? New study shows 90% of messaging apps now include AI that puts…TechRadar
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