Sweden's new national security adviser quits ill-fated position over Grindr pictures
Sweden's new national security adviser, Tobias Thyberg, is quitting even before he had time to start his new job.
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Moral panic? Sweden divided after leaked Grindr pics topple adviser
In the days after Sweden's new security adviser, Tobias Thyberg, stepped down over "sensitive" pictures from an old account on the Grindr dating app, people in Sweden are starting to ask whether it was right for him to go..
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