wonder about. don, i wonder about that because that s what people say. when push comes to shove what people do may vary.t le i mean we heard from the white house this week it has parted with a number of dating apps like tinder and bumble and others whose names i don t knowb that they are offering a way to kind of, you know what? i don t use don t get in my life. no, not at all. journalists. don t judge me for my life. they re apps offering a boost to singles that get vaccinated, that you can note on certain profiles that you have been vaccinated.aton now, these are apps that cater mostly to heterosexual people. i don t know about apps like scruff and grinder and others that are more popular with gay o men who have been active in trying to improve the way men talk about safer sex, hiv status, et cetera. right. but, don, i see the value of signaling that. there s a big difference between what people say and what they do when push comes to shove.
trying to improve the way men talk about safer sex, hiv status, et cetera. right. but, don, i see the value of signaling that. there s a big difference between what people say and what they do when push comes to shove. yeah, there s a big value in signaling it, but the reality is that there s just tremendous value in people having the open discussions. are you vaccinated or not? because it is just like, you know, you mentioned sexual activity. you have to give people the agency to choose if they want to, you know, convene with those who are vaccinated or not. people have to have the ability to choose, and the reality is that science aside and, you know, the idea that i ve been vaccinated and i have not keeled over, all of that aside, you know, it is a deeply personal decision. we are talking about an invasive procedure, minimally invasive but invasive. you are putting something in your body and not everybody wants to do that. vaccine hesitancy is a very, very real thing. i think
us a window into just how much of your personal data is at risk this is victoria been on a few dates? yep. reporter: an american who recently moved to london. here, unlike in the u.s., european law requires dating apps to turn over data they keep on users if requested. we had three people living in europe request their data we found that hinge collected a stunning 250 pages of data on victoria in less than six months nbc news looked at these four dating apps and found they collected personal information, including everything from exact location data to sexual preference. some collecting users chat messages, and grindr collecting hiv status it s made me rethink using the app. reporter: the assistant attorney general for national security how long does that data live for? it could live forever. reporter: justice department officials tell nbc news they are concerned about grindr, the popular dating app for gay men.
these four dating apps and found they collected personal information, including everything from exact location data to sexual preference. some collecting users chat messages, and grindr collecting hiv status it s made me rethink using the app. reporter: the assistant attorney general for national security how long does that data live for? it could live forever. reporter: justice department officials tell nbc news they are men. it s owned by a kunlun tech, a chinese gaming company, sparking concern the data coulde gornmet do you have insight into how the chinese government can obtain data from say a chinese-owned app? what we know is that chinese law requires a chinese company to share any information that it has with the chinese government if it s asked.