Norway fines dating app Grindr $7.16M over privacy breach | Taiwan News
Norway fines dating app Grindr $7.16M over privacy breach | 2021-12-15 22:51:42
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Norway fines dating app Grindr $7.16M over privacy breach | 2021-12-15 22:51:42
Grindr strongly disagrees with the agency’s reasoning, “which concerns historical consent practices from years ago, not our current consent practices or Privacy Policy."
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority — the country's data privacy watchdog — fined gay dating app Grindr 65 million kroner ($7.16 million) after the company allegedly sent personal data to advertisers without use
A 2020 complaint accused the dating app company of providing third parties with user information like GPS locations, addresses, ages, gender and app use.
Norway accuses Grindr of sharing its users' profile and location data for marketing purposes, but the dating app refutes the claims.