Gay dating app Grindr faces massive data protection lawsuit in London over…expected spread personal information hundreds of its usersincluding your condition serologically involving third parties without their consent, the law firm said Monday.

Austin Hayeswhich filed the case in London’s High Court, said thousands of Grindr users in the UK could be affected.

The firm claims that users’ highly sensitive information, including their HIV status and the date of their last HIV test, was shared with third parties for commercial purposes.

A Grindr spokesperson initially said in a statement that it planned to “strongly respond to this allegation, which appears to be based on a mischaracterization of practices dating back more than four years.” The spokesperson later updated their statement: “Grindr has never shared user health information for ‘commercial purposes’ and has never monetized such information.”

Austin Hayes He said about 670 people had signed onto the lawsuit alleging abuses that allegedly occurred between 2018 and 2020, and that potentially thousands more would join the case.

Chaya Hanumanji, CEO of Austen Hays, said in a statement: “Grindr owes it to the LGBTQ+ community to compensate. those whose data was compromised and who suffered as a result.”. The company must “ensure the safety of all its users when using the application, no matter where they are, without fear of their data being shared with third parties,” Hanumanji added. For its part, a Grindr spokesperson said: “We are committed to protecting our users’ data and complying with all applicable data privacy regulations, including in the UK.” (Reuters).