Norway to Fine Dating App Grindr $11.7M Over Privacy Breach

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Norway to Fine Dating App Grindr $11.7M Over Privacy Breach

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Many users on gay hook-up app GRINDR expect some degree of anonymity, but this case goes to show that the info we put about ourselves online goes further than we could ever imagine. It's good to see regulators holding big tech to account, at least in Norway. I imagine info like is a lot more leaky in other spots around the world.
Norway’s data protection agency is proposing a fine of $11.7 million against Grindr for the alleged improper sharing of users’ data to third-party companies for marketing purposes.

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA) said Tuesday that Grindr, which bills itself as “the world’s leading LGBTQ+ social application,” had shared, without full consent, users’ GPS locations, profile data and other information with other companies. Grindr has until Feb. 15 to argue against the decision.

The case, which applies to the free version of the app, originated with a 2020 complaint from the Norwegian Consumer Council, and it falls under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPA said the fine of 100 million Norwegian kroner would represent its largest ever, reflecting that “our findings suggest grave violations of the GDPR.”

“Users were not able to exercise real and effective control over the sharing of their data,” the Norwegian authority says. The regulators noted that the data-sharing also included, by default, “the fact that the user in question is on Grindr.”

“We believe that the fact that someone is a Grindr user speaks to their sexual orientation, and therefore this constitutes special category data that merit particular protection,” the authority said.
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Re: Norway to Fine Dating App Grindr $11.7M Over Privacy Breach

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More gay men are about to be outed.
Men's social networking website and online dating application Manhunt has suffered a data breach.

According to a security notice filed with the office of the Washington attorney general on April 1, the 20-year-old site was compromised in a cyber-attack that took place in February 2021.

An unauthorized third party downloaded personal information belonging to some Manhunt users after gaining access to the company's account credential database.

The compromised database contained customers' usernames, email addresses, and passwords. After discovering that a breach had occurred, Manhunt performed a forced reset of all users' passwords.

Manhunt began notifying users of the security incident last month. The company did not say how many of the approximately 6 million men who use the site had been impacted by the attack.

In the notice of data breach, Manhunt revealed that the personal information of an estimated 7,714 Washington residents had been affected.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/n ... _view=true
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