Norway’s Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) has fined Xandr, a Microsoft-owned advertising company, $9.6M (NOK 92 million) for unlawfully processing and sharing sensitive data belonging to Grindr users in the country.
Norway fines Microsoft ad firm $9.6 million over Grindr data sharing
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KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 54 minutes ago
That feels like it should be a LOT bigger fine. Grindr isn’t just some app; sharing user data is functionally outing those people as gay which could have big implications for them if they weren’t open about it already.