Kashmir HillMar 9, 2023

This is a "holy shit" story with an emphasis on the holy: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/09/catholics-gay-priests-grindr-data-bishops/

To out priests using Grindr, a conservative group spent "millions of dollars" on mobile app tracking data.

This whole saga has been one of the most illuminating case studies in the privacy harms that can come from "aggregated" and "de-identified" data being freely sold in the marketplace.

Catholic group spent millions on app data that tracked gay priests

The group used the data to find clerics who used Grindr and other dating and hookup apps and shared their work with bishops, a Post investigation has found.

The Washington Post
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@kashhill I feel like they shouldn’t use the word philanthropy if the people are spending the money with an ulterior motive of ruining people’s lives
Mar 10, 2023 at 12:36amWeb