Tinder: ‘We have not given any data to the Russian government’

The mobile dating app Tinder has commented on its inclusion in a Russian government registry for “information-dissemination organizers.” While services listed on the registry are legally obligated to save their users’ correspondence for half a year at a time and yield that information at the request of Russian security agencies, a Tinder representative said the company does not intend to share user data with the Russian government.

According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, the representative said Tinder joined the registry in question to ensure compliance with Russian law, but “the registry in no way means that we will hand over any user or personal data to any Russian regulatory agencies. We have not given any data to the Russian government.” Tinder had previously refused to follow the requirements necessary to join the registry.