"A Wisconsin priest who was outed and lost his job for using Grindr is suing the queer dating app, alleging his data was sold without his knowledge or consent.
Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, who was the top administrator of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) until his resignation in 2021, claims Grindr failed to inform him that his data was being sold to vendors — thereby allowing people outside the app to know he was on it.
The release of his data caused “significant damage” to his reputation, Burrill said in a lawsuit obtained by the Washington Post — especially given the vow of celibacy he’d taken as a priest and also the Catholic Church’s long-held stance against homosexual sex.
Burrill was forced out of his position with the church after the Christian news website “The Pillar” ran a story exposing him for visiting gay bars and using the dating app — reporting it had tracked down and verified his behavior using online data.
Burrill said he’d never have joined the app had he known his data would be available to the public, according to the lawsuit."
NYP
