Digital data leeches: trading on our profiles

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Deutsche Welle

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US tech companies gather, link, and sell more and more information about their users.

The scandal involving the dating app Grindr shows how easy it is for highly sensitive data to fall into the wrong hands.

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  • Reported by Deutsche Welle and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:08:00 UTC.

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