Norway fines Microsoft ad firm $9.6 million over Grindr data sharing
Norway's Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) has fined Microsoft-owned advertising company Xandr NOK 92 million ($9.6M) for unlawfully processing and sharing sensitive data belonging to Grindr users in the country. [...]
What happened
Norway's Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) has fined Microsoft-owned advertising company Xandr NOK 92 million ($9.6M) for unlawfully processing and sharing sensitive data belonging to Grindr users in the country. [...]
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The proceeding may create legal precedent, financial exposure or operating constraints for Microsoft.
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Microsoft · MSFTNeutral
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- BleepingComputerPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Norway fines Microsoft ad firm $9.6 million over Grindr data sharing ↗
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Independent corroboration51
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Attribution quality90
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Market relevance88
Entity significance94
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capital magnitude31
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Confidence factor0.8245
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