Norway fines Microsoft's Xandr $9.6M over Grindr ad data misuse

Norway's Data Protection Authority fined Microsoft adtech subsidiary Xandr 92 million kroner (~$9.6M) for allegedly using Grindr users' sensitive data for advertising without explicit consent. The regulator said Xandr assumed Grindr had obtained approval. The infringements covered July 2018 to April 2020. Xandr has three weeks to appeal.