“If you choose to display your Distance Information in your profile, it could be used by some users to determine your exact location and to determine your identity.”
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This is a disclosed risk that Grindr attributes to user choice, meaning users who opt to display Distance Information are on notice that it creates an identifiability risk.
The reader is informed that choosing to display Distance Information creates a risk that other users could determine their exact location and identity.
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"If you choose to display your Distance Information in your profile, it could be used by some users to determine your exact location and to determine your identity.Excerpt from Grindr's Privacy Policy
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This is a disclosed risk that Grindr attributes to user choice, meaning users who opt to display Distance Information are on notice that it creates an identifiability risk.
The reader is informed that choosing to display Distance Information creates a risk that other users could determine their exact location and identity.
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