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Grindr Let Chinese Engineers See Data From Millions of Americans

Monday May 27, 2019. 09:34 AM , from Slashdot/Apple
JustAnotherOldGuy shared this story from Reuters:
Early last year, Grindr LLC's Chinese owner gave some Beijing-based engineers access to personal information of millions of Americans such as private messages and HIV status, according to eight former employees, prompting U.S. officials to ask it to sell the dating app for the gay community.

Engadget explains what the concerns were about Grindr's owner, Beijing Kunlun:
Reuters sources have claimed that Beijing Kunlun triggered alarms after it gave engineers in Beijing access to Grindr's database for several months. While there wasn't evidence that the company misused the data, the tipsters believe the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) was worried that the Chinese government could comb the database to find info on US intelligence and military personnel.

Engadget says the confrontation 'reflects the U.S. government's increasingly strict approach to Chinese companies -- it doesn't want even the slightest risk of China's having access to private information.'

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