Article 5VYTG Grindr limits visibility of Olympic athletes to protect their privacy

Grindr limits visibility of Olympic athletes to protect their privacy

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James Vincent
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LGBTQ dating app Grindr has limited the global visibility of users logging in from the Beijing Olympics Village in order to protect athletes from potential outing and harassment.

The app's Explore" function, which lets users browse profiles from any location worldwide, has been adjusted to exclude profiles logging in from the Olympic Village, reports Bloomberg News. Users in the Olympic Village will still be able to browse nearby profiles, but the new privacy setting should save athletes from international snooping and exposure.

In past Olympics, social media users have used the app's Explore function to retrieve Grindr profiles from the event and share them online - a dangerous activity considering some athletes are from countries...

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