A Catholic nonprofit group spent millions buying up location data from gay dating apps used by priests to share it with bishops. This creepy surveillance happened before in 2021, leading to a high ranking priest's resignation. The danger of personal data being tracked is sad and a constant risk, but it's especially concerning for gay people. It's hard to choose between your faith and who you are. You'd think that being openly gay in the Catholic priesthood would be an issue, but there are still people trying to become gay Catholic bishops, which is an interesting issue. The speaker focuses on the surveillance part and emphasizes that it could happen to anybody and not just gay people.
Sam Sanders of Into It joins Kara for co-hosting duties! They discuss the latest on the Silicon Valley Bank fallout, then break down this year's Oscars. Also, data security issues are at play in a church scandal involving priests and dating apps, and should Paramount sell BET?
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