The US has expressed concerns that Beijing could access personal information submitted by the 27 million (or more) users of the gay social networking app, Grindr. As Kunlun was getting ready for Grindr’s stock market initial public offering (IPO), the US Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) intervened, informing Chinese firm Beijing Kunlun Tech that its ownership of the app constitutes a national security risk. The CFIUS has been increasingly scrutinising app developers over personal data…
