Robert Scammell 27th January 2021 (Last Updated January 27th, 2021 13:37)
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Norway’s data regulator has issued a €10m fine to gay dating app Grindr for breaching data protection laws.
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority said the location-based dating app for gay, bi, trans and queer people failed to comply with consent rules outlined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Following an investigation, it determined that Grindr did not get sufficient consent to share the personal data of its users to third parties for marketing purposes. This data included GPS location and user profile data.
The regulator went further and said a person simply being on Grindr “constitutes special category data that merits particular protection”.
What are CMPs?
CMPs are software platforms that help website and mobile app
publishers provide privacy notifications, obtain necessary consents
from users, and record and share consent signals with third
parties.
Why do we need one?
The need for a CMP is driven by both e-Privacy and GDPR
requirements on providing notice and obtaining valid consent from
users.
These requirements have previously been addressed by a mixture
of cookie notices, pop-ups and banners, as well as through privacy
notices. For the most part, these mechanisms don t result in
valid consent.
With a significant increase in scrutiny on the adtech industry
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