11/1/2022 0 Comments Grindr screenshots![]() ![]() In the past, Grindr has been criticized for possibly endangering the safety of its 4.5 million daily users worldwide. “We are grateful for the feedback from users and the various organizations and activists around the world who have helped us to continue improving the quality of life for Grindr users.” “We are so proud to introduce these new security features, along with the Holistic Security Guide, as we continue to promote safety and justice for our users around the globe,” Harrison-Quintana said. In a statement, Jack Harrison-Quintana, director of Grindr for Equality, underlined the company's "responsibility" to protect its users. ![]() The online report was assembled by Azza Sultan, associate director of Grindr for Equality, an arm of the app that works toward global LGBTQ equality. The guide begins with a quotation from the late poet Maya Angelou, “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ![]() Advice topics include, "Don’t Post Pictures with Identifiable Features," "Don’t Use Personal Info in Your Grindr Profile," "Avoid Browsing Online via Wi-Fi Hotspot," and "Do A Background Check on Your Date." Self-care tips encourage a healthy diet, STI testing, and the avoidance of substance abuse. Released in six languages, the guide provides safety advice for users in anti-LGBTQ places. In an additional safety measure, the app has unveiled a " Holistic Security Guide." It defines holistic security as "an approach that integrates digital security, personal safety, and self-care into traditional security management practices." The feature would allow a user to delete their own messages and pictures from a conversation, removing the content from both user's histories.Īdditionally, Grindr will also institute screenshot blocking for conversations, pictures, and profiles, in order to protect users in locations where being LGBTQ is illegal or may put them in danger. ![]() The hookup and dating app, popular largely with gay and bi men, will now allow users to unsend messages and photographs from conversations with other users. Photo by Devin Edwards on UnsplashĪccording to screenshots, the man stated that he had marijuana and Johnson replied, “U share?” Johnson also offered to supply papers to smoke the drug.Grindr has debuted new safety and security features, as well as a guide, to protect users in anti-LGBTQ countries. The officer then offered to host a sexual encounter at a Quality Inn & Suites in Dawsonville. Dereck Johnson, under the fake account, initiated the conversation. That man, who chose to keep his identity withheld, gave screenshots of Grindr conversations between him and an undercover cop using the name “Charlie420.” In the conversation, Sgt. Even several of the men’s employers were named in local news coverage.īut what specific offenses did these men allegedly commit? One man came forward to say that many of the police’s accusations are baseless and straight out hostile. Even worse, these arrests were published in a local news source that used the men’s names and mugshots. The men, who were all found through Grindr, were charged with several misdemeanors and felonies such as misdemeanor pandering, possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, criminal attempt, obstruction, and use of a communication device to facilitate a felony. According to Project Q Atlanta, the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office arrested nine men between the ages of 23 and 50 during a March 2 to March 4 sting. ![]()
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