For those of you unfamiliar with Grindr... it is one of the biggest sex related apps out there (with more than 1 million users worldwide) and allows gay men to connect in real time based on geo-location. Simply, individuals can find others they want to hook up with based on proximity and attraction. For example John Doe is attractive and only 2 blocks away...let's connect and it's as simple as that. Your smart phone acts as the epicenter of your location and after reviewing images and information of individuals based on their distance from you, you can reach out to who you think is worth venturing to meet, in some cases settling for who is closer and in others making the effort to travel to those you are highly attracted to.
Recently a Sydney based hacker had caused a tremendous security breach for Grindr, which could make a lot of very private information (including nude images) public. To learn more: