When Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill began using queer dating app Grindr in 2017, there was no indication that people outside of the app could access his data, according to a new lawsuit. If there had been, the lawsuit said, he never would've downloaded it.
Burrill alleged that Grindr failed to protect his data and inform him that vendors could access it, leading him to lose his job and suffer "significant damage" to his reputation.
James Carr, an attorney representing Burrill, wrote to Grindr last month that his client was "publicly 'outed' as gay" as a result of his data being released, according to a copy of the letter.
Burrill's resignation made national headlines in July 2021, dividing Catholics and reflecting a shift in traditional church power dynamics, with some churchgoers now in positions to pressure bishops.
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