The privacy regulator found that Grindr violated article 58 of the General Data Protection Regulation by: Having disclosed personal data to third party advertisers without a legal basis ; Having disclosed special category personal data to third party advertisers without a valid exemption from the prohibition in article 9(1) GDPR, which provides exemptions for certain types of data, none of which are for advertising purposes.
Article 58 of GDPR (Source: EUR-Lex)
A Grindr spokeswoman tells Information Security Media Group: The allegations from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority date back to 2018 and do not reflect Grindr s current privacy policy or practices. We continually enhance our privacy practices in consideration of evolving privacy laws and regulations and look forward to entering into a productive dialogue with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority.
The privacy regulator found that Grindr violated article 58 of the General Data Protection Regulation by: Having disclosed personal data to third party advertisers without a legal basis ; Having disclosed special category personal data to third party advertisers without a valid exemption from the prohibition in article 9(1) GDPR, which provides exemptions for certain types of data, none of which are for advertising purposes.
Article 58 of GDPR (Source: EUR-Lex)
A Grindr spokeswoman tells Information Security Media Group: The allegations from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority date back to 2018 and do not reflect Grindr s current privacy policy or practices. We continually enhance our privacy practices in consideration of evolving privacy laws and regulations and look forward to entering into a productive dialogue with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority.