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Norway fined a Microsoft subsidiary $9.6 million for allegedly misusing Grindr user data
Xandr has three weeks to appeal the record penalty.
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The Norwegian Data Protection Authority fined Xandr, Microsoft’s ad‑tech subsidiary, 92 million Norwegian kroner (about $9.6 million). The agency said Xandr used sensitive user data from Grindr for advertising without obtaining explicit consent. Xandr had assumed that Grindr’s own user approval covered the data use. The fine reflects the authority’s view that the data handling violated Norway’s privacy rules. No further actions were mentioned in the announcement.
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