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title: Dating Apps Share Personal Information to Advertisers
description: A new report shows that dating apps like Grindr and OkCupid! are sharing personal details to advertisers like the users’ precise location, sexual orientation, and ethnicity.
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# [Dating Apps Share Personal Information to Advertisers](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/consumer-services/dating-apps-share-personal-information-to-advertisers)

 Written by [Haley Moore](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/consumer-services/author/haley-moore) | Jan 15, 2020 3:03:20 AM

A new report shows that dating apps like Grindr and OkCupid! are [sharing personal details](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/business/grindr-apps-dating-data-tracking.html) to advertisers like the users’ precise location, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. 

This type of deeply personal information may actually violate privacy laws like the one just enacted in California that would require companies to allow consumers to opt-out of information sharing.

[View full post](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/consumer-services/dating-apps-share-personal-information-to-advertisers)

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