Grindr, the worlds largest gay, bisexual and trans dating app has been hit with a large fine in Norway following an alleged breach of data privacy. Norway’s Data Protection Authority (NDPA) announced on Tuesday that they are intending to fine Grindr $11.7m due to the app illegally disclosing user data to advertising firms. The dating app is claiming that the allegations relate back to Norweigan regulations from 2018, when Grindr had different policies in place.
The data protection commissioner of the NDP, Bjørn Erik Thon said, “our preliminary conclusion is that Grindr has shared user data to a number of third parties without legal basis.” He also said “Grindr is seen as a safe space, and many users wish to be discrete. Nonetheless, their data have been shared with an unknown number of third parties, and any information regarding this was hidden away.”