Can the Chinese government now get access to your Grindr profile?

Washington Post ^ | January 12, 2017 | Josh Rogin

[C19fan]

China experts and former intelligence officials are raising concerns about user data privacy following the acquisition of Grindr, the world’s largest gay dating application, by a Chinese technology firm. The Chinese government, they say, could be in a position to demand sensitive and embarrassing details on the lives of millions of non-Chinese citizens.

This week, the Kunlun Group completed a full buyout of Grindr, a gay, bi, trans, and queer dating app that claims 3.3 million daily users. The Chinese firm bought 60 percent of the company in Jan. 2016 for $93 million and has now acquired the remaining stake for $152 million, according to stock filings. Grindr announced that Kunlun executives will take over leadership of the company.

[C19fan]

Grindr is the app that the G in LGBT use to hook up. If anything can be blamed for the explosion of STDs it is Grindr. Now the ChiComs have access to every perverted profile and such. HA HA!!!

[Quick Shot]

Who says we don’t export anymore.....

[Red Badger]

They will mine this data like a 49’er looking for gold.

Congress-critters beware..................

[Lurkinanloomin]

Queers should be worried.

[MeganC]

The Chinese will now be able to find out which closeted Western politicians have a secret gay lifestyle and that can be used to very effectively blackmail them.

[circlecity]

If one has a profile on Grinder the Chinese are the least of their problems.

[Skywise]

Yeah - I have nothing to fear here...
No Facebook or twitter profile either.

[chris37]

I don’t has Grindr profile.

I wonder if Barry Soetoro does.

[bgill]

Uh, hmm, don’t have a Grindr profile.

[wally_bert]

I have a twitter account that gets looked at sometimes.

[PGR88]

They will know exactly who NOT to allow into their country.

[Skywise]

Maybe that’s why Hillary setup a private email server and he approved it?

[Rurudyne]

If I were the ChiComs I’d use it as basis for a travel ban, citing public health of my citizens as the justification.

[Rebelbase]

I take it Grndr is the gay Tindr?

[SgtHooper]

I wonder if old Diane “I-was-sick” Frankenshteen will shuffle that user list off to ISIS?

[JimRed]

Whassa Grinder?

[JimRed]

never mind...Found it.

Grindr, a gay, bi, trans, and queer dating app

[fwdude]

Grindr makes the whole world the homo’s highway rest stop.

[fwdude]

Disgustingly, there’s also one called Squirt.

[Trillian]

This week, the Kunlun Group completed a full buyout of Grindr, a gay, bi, trans, and queer dating app that claims 3.3 million daily users.

In other words, homosexual.
I wonder how many STDs/deaths this app has helped people achieve.