It might be worth making another post to highlight an additional concern: this repository itself appears to leak profile images of many Grindr users. The raw-data folder includes nearly 14,000 files, including many ads and scripts, but also thumbnails of many user profiles. This file[1] for example, once you strip out the HTTP headers, is a JPEG that shows the legs and gym socks of one user. This one [2] shows a user's bare torso.
I would link to others, but most of the ones that I've found include clear views of users' faces, sometimes clothed and sometimes shirtless. In some cases it looks like the photos were taken in their homes. It's ironic that in exposing Grindr's mishandling of users' personal data, this party appears to have mishandled personal data themselves.
I would link to others, but most of the ones that I've found include clear views of users' faces, sometimes clothed and sometimes shirtless. In some cases it looks like the photos were taken in their homes. It's ironic that in exposing Grindr's mishandling of users' personal data, this party appears to have mishandled personal data themselves.
[1]: https://github.com/SINTEF-9012/grindr-privacy-leaks/blob/mas...
[2]: https://github.com/SINTEF-9012/grindr-privacy-leaks/blob/mas...