Datatilsynet (Norway) · 24 January 2021
Grindr, LLC
About: Special categories, Unlawful processing
- Regulator
- Datatilsynet (Norway)
- Decided
- 24 January 2021
- Country
- Norway
- Sector
- Not given
- Regulator’s reference
- 20/02136 (notification)
- Fino case number
- 2021/NO/032
What happened
Please see the updated decision here. The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) notified Grindr that they will be fined €9,610,000 for disclosing both personal data to third party advertisers without a legal basis under Article 6(1) GDPR, and special category personal data without a valid exemption from the prohibition in Article 9(1) GDPR. Grindr has until February 15 2021 to contest the fine.
Summary from GDPRhub (noyb), written by its volunteers, not by Fino. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Rules involved
- Art. 6Lawfulness of processing6(1)Read →
- Art. 9Processing of special categories of personal data9(1)Read →
- Art. 51Supervisory authority51(1)Read →
- Art. 58Powers58(2)(i)Read →
- Special categories
- Unlawful processing
Sources
The facts on this page come from the sources above, as they recorded them. Nothing has been estimated or filled in. Not legal advice.
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