Usccb official tied to Grindr using public cellphone data, resigns

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Post by qz_ » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 4:20 PM UTC

Usccb official tied to Grindr using public cellphone data, resigns
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Re: Usccb official tied to Grindr using public cellphone data, resigns

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Post by jfengel » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 4:21 PM UTC

USCCB = "US Conference of Catholic Bishops", which is why being on Grindr is a problem.

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Post by salawat » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 5:32 PM UTC

jfengel wrote: post #2

USCCB = "US Conference of Catholic Bishops", which is why being on Grindr is a problem.

I think you're stopping your analysis too early. Having open or purchasable access to fine grained location data able to be cross-references with large, comprehensive datasets with no expectation of privacy or discretion is a problem.

The Grindr thing is simply a symptom.

Re: Usccb official tied to Grindr using public cellphone data, resigns

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Post by jfengel » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 6:41 PM UTC

salawat wrote: post #3

jfengel wrote: post #2

USCCB = "US Conference of Catholic Bishops", which is why being on Grindr is a problem.

I think you're stopping your analysis too early. Having open or purchasable access to fine grained location data able to be cross-references with large, comprehensive datasets with no expectation of privacy or discretion is a problem. The Grindr thing is simply a symptom.

I just meant that this is why being on Grindr is a problem for him. It's a no-no for Catholic bishops.

For everybody else, yeah, Grindr shouldn't be a problem. Except for the whole thing with the big datasets of everything you do. That's a different issue. One more relevant to HN, but still left me confused when I didn't recognize "USCCB".