Norway fines Microsoft ad company $9.6M for misusing Grindr user data

Norway fined Xandr, the Microsoft-owned company that places online ads, 92 million kroner (~$9.6M) for using private information from Grindr users to sell advertising without clear permission. Regulators say Xandr assumed Grindr had asked users. It covers July 2018 to April 2020. Xandr has three weeks to appeal.