Grindr Gets $7 Million Fine for Data Sharing in Norway

Grindr LLC, maker of a popular dating app, was slapped with a 65 million-krone ($7 million) fine in Norway for improper data sharing.

The fine follows a complaint by consumer-protection authorities last year claiming unlawful sharing of personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. The service -- described as the world’s largest social-networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people -- gave user data such as location and sexual orientation to third parties involved in advertising and profiling, the consumer council said then.

The fine by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority is lower than the 100 million-krone initial ...