Grindr bosses alter app in response to “security flaw” claims

Grindr bosses have modified the gay dating app following claims that it contains a potentially serious “security flaw”.

Last month (August), a message was sent to over 100,000 Grindr users warning that their exact location can apparently be pinpointed by other users of the app – right down to which room they are sitting in at home. Find out more about the warning message here.

Grindr bosses, who initially released a statement dismissing the seriousness of the so-called “security flaw”, have now altered the app so that users will now longer see the distance between themselves and fellow users.

“In light of recent security allegations surrounding a user’s specific location, Grindr has made modifications to no longer show distance information for users. Grindr will continue to make ongoing changes to keep all users secure, as necessary,” the company told Americablog.

Earlier this year, a report by Channel 4′s Dispatches revealed that hate groups in Russia have been using gay dating apps such as Grindr to “hunt down” gay men, before humiliating them in videos which are subsequently posted online. Read more abut the documentary here.