Grindr, a LGBT dating app is facing fines of £8.5m for allegedly selling its users data to advertisers. Norway Data Protection Authority therefore, plans to fine the company about 10% of its global revenue. The Norwegian Consumer Council had made about 3 complaints against Grindr for breaching privacy policies and sharing user data with its advertisers. Post this data breach was revealed in last January. The data that is shared includes data on usersâ gender, age, location and sexuality.
The company has been given time till Feb 15th to respond to the allegation. The company has claimed that it had obtained âvalid legal consent from allâ of its European users on multiple occasions and was convinced of its âapproach to user privacy is first in classâ in comparison to other social apps.