Microsoft’s Xandr Fined €8.6 Million in Norway Over Grindr User Data Sharing

Microsoft-owned advertising technology company Xandr has been fined NOK 92 million, approximately €8.6 million, by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority for unlawfully processing personal data belonging to Grindr users in Norway. Kazakhstan mobile network @Freepik The penalty is the largest administrative fine issued by the Norwegian regulator to date. The authority found that Xandr shared sensitive user information, including data revealing sexual orientation, through an advertising ecosystem