The development represents a rare, high-profile example of CFIUS undoing an acquisition that has already been completed. Kunlun took over Grindr through two separate deals between 2016 and 2018 without submitting the acquisition for CFIUS review.

CFIUS' intervention in the Grindr deal underscores its focus on the safety of personal data, after it blocked the acquisitions of U.S. money transfer company MoneyGram International Inc and mobile marketing firm AppLovin by Chinese bidders in the last two years.

@pstAsiatech @ulywang Well clearly information owned by this business could be used to blackmail apparently “clean living” politicians and officials.

@Starcourse @ulywang That sort of logic, in real world, is actually implausible and illogical, but it sounds just sinister and plausible enough that the conspiracy lovers will jump on it..

@pstAsiatech I appreciate that — but FFS; they let ancestry dotcom get sold to foreign interests — and they take our damn DNA! Why be upset now?

@pstAsiatech Yeah, I actually rate that one not totally unreasonable. After seeing the far-reaching impact of Ashley Madison data being leaked, and the nation state efforts to compromise OPM, absolutely. It’s a fair - if unlikely - concern.

@pstAsiatech @nycsouthpaw Dear god, the Chinese are targeting the Vice President.

@pstAsiatech So, do I need to screenshot and save all the dick and ass pics in my @Grindr messages?! 😩😩

@pstAsiatech Must...protect ... our ... most ... precious...ASSets.

@pstAsiatech Sometimes I wish Canada would use the national security excuse more often whenever Chinese or other mega large corporations line up to buy our assets. We allow everything to be corporately controlled and foreign owned, open to the world, even kingpin dirty laundered money.

@pstAsiatech paging @CaseyNewton 😏

@pstAsiatech Oh snap, did a politician get caught?

@pstAsiatech Did they just call Grindr a dating app or

@pstAsiatech But Orchid Day Spas are ok? How does this work, exactly?

@pstAsiatech Do u know Obama vetoed sale of Hotel Del Coronado to Chinese because of natl security concerns, but Trump okayed the $1 billion sale a year later? @UTWatchdog @latimes