Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: UK-based users sue Grindr in the UK for allegedly sharing personal data, such as their HIV status, with ad companies like Localytics from May 2018 to April 2020  —  – LGBTQ+ dating app accused of breaking data protection laws  — Grindr was previously fined $6 million in Norway over breaches Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: The EU opens another TikTok probe and will assess whether TikTok Lite’s design, which financially rewards users for watching or liking videos, is “addictive”  —  The European Union has opened a second formal investigation into TikTok, announcing Monday that it suspects … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: Cloud data management company Informatica says it is not currently in talks to be acquired, after Salesforce’s reported interest in a ~$10B deal; INFA falls 8%+  —  Amit Walia, CEO, Informatica at the New York Stock Exchange, October 27, 2021.  —  Enterprise data management company Informatica … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Scott Stein / CNET: Meta opens up its VR OS called Horizon OS to third parties and says Asus and Lenovo are both planning Meta Horizon OS-compatible headsets  —  Meta’s Horizon OS, as it’s now called, will bring Quest-alikes: Asus, Lenovo, and even an Xbox variant are coming.  Here’s what to expect. Lees verder op Tech Meme