A rights group says in a new report that security agencies and government officials across several countries in the Middle East and North Africa have been using social media platforms and mobile dating apps to crack down on LGBTQ people.

A Michigan man was charged with 1st degree murder after pleading guilty to killing, mutilating and cannibalizing a college student from Swartz Creek in 2019.

A judge has set an October trial date for a Michigan man charged in the 2019 killing of a man whose mutilated body was found hanging from the ceiling of a home.

Norway’s data privacy watchdog fined gay dating app Grindr $7.16 million for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users’ consent.

When a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a high-ranking Roman Catholic official, it exposed a problem that goes far beyond a debate over church doctrine and priestly celibacy.

CORUNNA, Mich. – A Michigan man charged with killing and mutilating a man he met through the dating app Grindr has been deemed mentally fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Monday. Shiawassee County District Judge Ward Clarkson ruled Mark Latunski was fit, said Doug Corwin, Latunski’s public defender. Previous: Police release disturbing details in murder, mutilation of Michigan manHe was charged with murder and mutilation of a body in the Dec. 28, 2019, death of 25-year-old Kevin Bacon. Police said Latunski admitted to killing Bacon and eating parts of his body. More: ‘He didn’t deserve this:’ Friends grapple with brutal murder of 25-year-old Michigan man

Detroit police Chief James Craig said Bashar Kallabat, 56, may have met the man accused of killing him on a dating app. He met the man accused of killing him, Mark Latunski, on the dating app Grindr. Police said Grindr isn’t the only dating site Latunski was using. State police said if the private dating website you’re using is based overseas, as many of them are, their rules are different. If you are using dating apps or websites their No.

A popular hairstylist from Bloomfield Township was killed Tuesday night inside a motel in Detroit, according to authorities. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

FBI warns of dating apps after man found naked, mutilated in secret room of Michigan basementPublished: January 14, 2020, 5:53 pmFBI agents are issuing a warning about dating apps following the murder of a man who was found naked, mutilated and hanging from his ankles in a secret room of a Michigan basement after meeting someone on Grindr.

BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police have released gruesome details surrounding the murder and mutilation of a Michigan man in December. Family members reported Bacon missing when he didn’t show up for breakfast on Christmas Day. Bacon’s roommate said that Bacon was going to see a man he had met on Grindr, a dating app. On Dec. 30, Mark Latunski, 50, was arraigned on one count of open murder and one count of mutilation of a human body. More: ‘He didn’t deserve this:' Friends grapple with brutal murder of 25-year-old Michigan manNew details (Warning: Content below is graphic)On Monday, police released details surrounding the discovery of Bacon’s body in December.