Grindr €6.5M fined for not collecting users’ valid consent for sharing data
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#2The Norwegian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of €6,500,000 on Grindr for not collecting users' valid consent for sharing data with third parties for profiling and advertising purposes from the Grindr App.
Particularly interesting is that it is not allowed under GDPR to have a free version of an app with the condition that it shares personal data (in this case for targeting and profiling for ads) as the consent of the user is not freely given in this case - in a "Take it or leave it" situation, consent cannot be seen as freely given.
Link to the section "Consent as a condition to access the service ": https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Datatilsynet_(Norway)_-_2...
Re: Grindr €6.5M fined for not collecting users’ valid consent for sharing data
#36,500,000 NOK is $734,246 or £546,715
Edit: top of the article had an incorrect amount.
Re: Grindr €6.5M fined for not collecting users’ valid consent for sharing data
#46,500,000 NOK is $734,246 or £546,715 Edit: top of the article had an incorrect amount.
It was euro ?
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#56,500,000 NOK is $734,246 or £546,715 Edit: top of the article had an incorrect amount.
you missed a zero.
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#7The most surprising thing about this to me is that Norway, which is not in the European Union, is also enforcing GDPR.
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#8The most surprising thing about this to me is that Norway, which is not in the European Union, is also enforcing GDPR.
"Although not a member of the EU, Norway is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA). The GDPR was incorporated into the EEA agreement and became applicable in Norway on 20 July 2018. Norway is thus bound by the GDPR in the same manner as EU Member States."
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=34dfb199-c9ab...
Re: Grindr €6.5M fined for not collecting users’ valid consent for sharing data
#9The most surprising thing about this to me is that Norway, which is not in the European Union, is also enforcing GDPR.
Norway is a member of the EEA and often closely aligned with EU policies
Re: Grindr €6.5M fined for not collecting users’ valid consent for sharing data
#106,500,000 NOK is $734,246 or £546,715 Edit: top of the article had an incorrect amount.
It was euro ?
At the time of writing, TFA mentioned a fine of 6,500,000NOK in the first paragraph rather than 65,000,000NOK - probably where the confusion comes from.
The HN headline is also "wrong" (or at least imprecise) - the fine amount is in NOK, so the euro figure is ~6.418 million depending on exchange rates.