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Norway fines Microsoft ad firm $9.6 million over Grindr data sharing
TL;DRNorway fined Microsoft's ad firm $9.6M for illegally sharing Grindr user data.
Why it matters: Shows regulators enforcing privacy law against major tech firms; signals risk for ad platforms handling sensitive data.
Norway's Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) has fined Microsoft-owned advertising company Xandr NOK 92 million ($9.6M) for unlawfully processing and sharing sensitive data belonging to Grindr users in the country. [...]
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