Grindr agrees £26mn settlement in group privacy claim
Commenting in Law360, Associate Stephen Cartwright discusses Grindr’s £26 million settlement of claims brought on behalf of approximately 12,000 users over allegations that the dating app shared highly sensitive personal information with third parties, examining what the settlement could mean for data protection claims in the UK.
"The Supreme Court's decision in Lloyd v Google made it more difficult to pursue large-scale data claims based solely on a loss of control of personal data. However, unlike in Lloyd v Google (in which the claimants were refused permission to serve out of the jurisdiction), the claimants in their class action against Grindr succeeded in serving the defendant in the US. The Grindr settlement is therefore a reminder that well-founded data protection claims remain a viable route in the UK, even against companies based outside of the jurisdiction, particularly where claimants allege distress arising from the misuse of highly sensitive personal data. Alleged data breaches involving special category data, such as health or sexual orientation information, continue to present substantial litigation, regulatory and reputational risks for organisations."
An extract of Stephen’s comments was published in Law360, 10 September 2026.
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