Grindr, a homosexual, bi, trans and queer hook-up app, is regarding the hook for a penalty of NOK100,000,000 (aka €10M or
Norway’s information security agency has announced it’s notified the company that is US-based of intention to issue the fine in connection to consent violations under the region’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which sets down strict conditions for processing people’s data.
How big is the fine is notable. GDPR permits fines to measure as much as 4% of worldwide turnover that is annual as much as €20M, whichever is greater. In this situation Grindr is from the hook for about 10% of their revenue that is annual the DPA. (even though the sanction just isn’t yet final; Grindr has until February 15 to submit an answer ahead of the Datatilsynet dilemmas your final decision.)
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