[rkallos]

Grindr's response to this article: https://blog.grindr.com/blog/the-wsjs-old-news

> What the WSJ describes would not be possible with our privacy practices today, practices we proactively implemented two years ago

> Grindr takes the privacy of its users extremely seriously, and we have put privacy before profit

> Grindr does not share users’ precise location, we do not share user profile information, and we do not share even industry standard data like age or gender

[klabb3]

PR speech 101 guide for those that haven't had the privilege to embrace this noble art style:

As a general rule, all allegations that aren't specifically denied are true.

For instance "we aren't sharing precise location" = "we are sharing location data with an undisclosed level of reduced precision"

[onlyrealcuzzo]

> or gender

Gee, I wonder if the advertiser can take a guess.

[dillondoyle]

There are more than a couple genders on Grindr. Women, trans women, MTF, FTM, non binary, gender queer.

*some people may identify with some of those, some overlap, some without calling their gender either. It's a large spectrum.

[hunterb123]

That's not what GP meant. The app is generally used by gay men looking for discrete interactions.

Advertising targeting is broken up by male and female generally.

[cuteboy19]

Makes me think if it is possible to escape some advertising by marking your gender as some random string

[dillondoyle]

Their answer was sarcastic and dismissive.

I'm a gay male and use Grindr