On 14 January 2020, the Norwegian Consumer Council ( Forbrukerrådet NCC) filed three strategic GDPR complaints in cooperation with noyb. An enormous fine, as Grindr only reported a profit of $ 31 Mio in 2019 - a third of which is now gone. The Authority imposes a fine of 100 Mio NOK (€ 9.63 Mio or $ 11.69 Mio) on Grindr.
Today, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority upheld the complaints, confirming that Grindr did not recive valid consent from users in an advance notification. Like many other apps, Grindr shared personal data (like location data or the fact that someone uses Grindr) to potentially hundreds of third parties for advertisment. In January 2020, the Norwegian Consumer Council and the European privacy NGO filed three strategic complaints against Grindr and several adtech companies over illegal sharing of users’ data. The Gay Dating App was illegally sharing sensitive data of millions of users.
'Grindr' to be fined almost € 10 Mio over GDPR complaint.
