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A group of researchers said they found vulnerabilities in some dating apps that allowed malicious users or stalkers to pinpoint the location of their victims down to 2 meters .
Badoo , Bumble , Grindr , happn, Hinge and Hily all had the same vulnerability that could have helped a malicious user identify the near-exact location of another user.
The fix was to round up the exact coordinates by three decimals, making them less precise.
Grindr requires certain location information in order to connect its users with those nearby.
Users can disable their distance to be displayed if they want.
Users are in control of what location information they provide, an official says.
Grindr says it is its only form of connection to the LGBTQ+ community.
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