Several former employees of dating app developers have claimed Chinese intelligence Beijing Kunlun Tech allowed some China - based engineers access to the personal data of millions of US users , citing their HIV status and private messages . others claimed there was no suggestion the data had been misused . However , it was suggested that fears of compromising information on military or intelligence personnel being available to the Chinese government could explain why , in March , the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US demanded Kunlun sell the app .
Several former employees of dating app Grindr have claimed Chinese owner Beijing Kunlun Tech allowed some China-based engineers access to the personal data of millions of US users, including their HIV status and private messages. Analysts said there was no suggestion the data had been misused. However, it was suggested that fears of compromising information on military or intelligence personnel being available to the Chinese government could explain why, in March, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US demanded Kunlun sell the app.