The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has named the ownership of popular gay dating app Grindr a national security risk, according to a report. The Grindr app is owned by Chinese gaming giant Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd., which acquired a majority stake in Grindr in 2016 for $93 million before purchasing the rest of it last year. CFIUS has intervened in the deal because of concerns over how users personal data is used and handled under the new ownership. The move to declare a Chinese-backed company a security risk is not without precedent.
Source: https://threatpost.com/grindr-national-security-risk/143206/