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Norway’s Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) Fined Xandr $9.6M (NOK 92 million) for unlawful processing and sharing of sensitive Grindr user data on Largest fine the

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Norway’s Datatilsynet fined Xandr $9.6M (NOK 92 million) for unlawfully processing and sharing Grindr users’ sensitive data, imposing the authority’s largest penalty to date. The ruling covers July 2018 to April 2020 and centers on the sharing of sexual orientation information without valid consent. Xandr has three weeks to appeal the decision.

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  1. 12.10.2026 23:13 2 articles · 1h ago

    Datatilsynet fines Xandr $9.6M for unlawful Grindr data sharing

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    Norway’s Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) fined Xandr, now Microsoft Advertising, $9.6M (NOK 92 million) for unlawfully processing and sharing sensitive Grindr user data. The regulator said Xandr’s real-time ad auctions exposed sexual orientation information to thousands of companies without valid consent, described the penalty as its largest ever, and gave Xandr three weeks to appeal.

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