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by helios_invictus 2087 days ago
As far as I can tell Grindr has had crappy security and a willful negligent response to security concerns for its entire existence. Don't forget that location tracking in real time of people with Grindr. Don't use Grindr.
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I'm not a user of Grindr, but isn't the real time location tracking a feature that users actually like?
Yes. "Who else in my structural engineering tute is gay?" was one of the killer apps for GPS on mobile phones.
The real-time location tracking is very central to the app. It’s a grid of people organized by distance.
It’s how you try to find out if the hot guy across the bar might be up for it.