A legal battle is brewing between Grindr and hundreds of its UK users. A law firm, Austen Hays, is leading a lawsuit on behalf of these users who allege the dating app improperly shared their private information, including highly sensitive details like HIV status, with third-party companies. This data sharing, according to the lawsuit, happened without the users' consent and potentially impacted thousands of individuals.

Austen Hays argues that Grindr unethically provided user data, including HIV status and test dates, to other businesses, likely for advertising purposes. This alleged breach of privacy is why they believe Grindr owes compensation to affected users and needs to implement stronger data protection measures within the app.

Grindr, on the other hand, vehemently denies the accusations. Their response maintains they've never shared users' health information for commercial gain and have no financial incentive to do so. They view the lawsuit as a misunderstanding of their practices, which they claim go back to before 2020.

Despite Grindr's defense, hundreds of users have already signed on to the lawsuit for breaches they believe occurred between 2018 and 2020, and Austen Hays expects that number to grow. This lawsuit will likely hinge on whether the court finds evidence to support Grindr's data sharing practices and if those practices violated user privacy laws.