# Security & Privacy Scorecard

## Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat

**Version:** 26.1.0 | **Analyzed:** 2026-02-04

## What This Means for You

User profile, location, and activity are shared with over a dozen ad and analytics companies, including Facebook and Google. Sensitive personal data, including details that could reveal user identity and orientation, moves across multiple advertising networks. Several ad platforms display ads inside the app, meaning usage patterns fund targeted advertising.

## Recommendation: Use With Caution

**Best For:** Adults comfortable sharing sensitive data with many ad networks
**Avoid If:** You keep your dating life or identity strictly private

## Key Findings

**Data Security** - 3 findings (1 critical, 2 medium)

**Network Security** - 2 findings (1 high, 1 medium)

**Code Safety** - 0 findings

**Privacy** - 7 findings (1 critical, 3 high, 1 medium, 2 low)

## Privacy Concerns

### What Data is Collected

The app collects precise location, profile details, device identifiers, and in-app behavior. Personal information added to a profile, along with usage patterns and activity timing, is retained and processed by the app and its third-party partners.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

Data flows to a large number of external platforms across advertising, analytics, and supporting services:

- **Analytics and Marketing:** Firebase Analytics, Braze, AppsFlyer, Bugsnag
- **Advertising Networks:** Google AdMob, Facebook Audience Network, Unity Ads, IronSource, Vungle, Mintegral, InMobi
- **Supporting Services:** Sift Science, Agora RTC, FaceTec, Spotify SDK, Ketch

## Understanding the Scores

| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 45/100 |
| Privacy | 35/100 |
| Data Security | 30/100 |
| Network Security | 65/100 |
| Code Safety | 60/100 |
| Data Collection | 50/100 |
| Data Sharing | 55/100 |
| User Control | 45/100 |

## Positive Security Features

No notable positive security practices were identified in this version of the app.

## Areas for Improvement

- User data is shared with an unusually large number of advertising and analytics companies, giving many third parties simultaneous access to details about user identity and behavior.
- User location and activity reach multiple ad networks at once, enabling them to build detailed behavioral profiles that can follow users across other apps and services.
- The options available for limiting how widely user data is shared are restricted, making it difficult to use the app without accepting broad data collection across many platforms.

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## About This Analysis

This scorecard is generated from automated static analysis of the app binary. Scores reflect security and privacy practices observed in the code at the time of analysis.

### App Details

- **App Name:** Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat
- **Package ID:** com.grindrapp.android
- **Version:** 26.1.0
- **Platform:** Android
- **Analysis Date:** 2026-02-04