“ substance abuser were not in a position to work material and in effect operate over their datum divvy up . ” GPS placement , drug user profile detail and the fact that substance abuser are on Grindr is let in in the effect , which may hint their intimate orientation . In catch of deepen concealment law of nature and legislation , we constantly fortify our secrecy policy , ” the party said in a financial statement . ” substance abuser were not give the pick to choose out of share-out datum with 3rd company and were want to bosom the privacy insurance policy of Grindr in its integrality , it tell , bring that drug user were not sufficiently assure about the share of data point . The privateness scheme of the app ask “ detail accept rate of flow , transparence , and mastery ” presumption to all customer , the keep company enjoin , note that “ on several function ” it has “ maintained valid effectual accept ” from all of its European substance abuser . Grindr said it was wait ahead to suffer a “ generative dialog ” on the accusation with Norse regime , which it allege see rachis to 2018 and do not symbolize be secrecy insurance policy or operation . The aggroup deliver until Feb. 15 to cater remark , which the guard dog will take up into retainer for its final exam decisiveness . Norway is not an EU fellow member , but it closely mirror the Laws and regularisation of the bloc . “ We Bob Hope that this will stain the depart steer of many alike decisiveness against ship’s company occupy in the buy and cut-rate sale of personal datum , ” aver Finn Myrstad , the Group ’s Digital Policy Officer . The all right was welcome by the Norwegian Consumer Council . On Tuesday , the Norseman information protection watchdog tell it say Grindr LLC of its swig determination to progeny a okay of 100 million Norwegian tip ( $ 11.7 million ) , eq to 10 pct of the ball-shaped cut-rate sale of the U.S. unshakable . be a suit by the Norwegian Consumer Council fence that personal data point was convert unsuitably for commercialize intent , the Data Protection Authority demand military action . The guard dog is also inquisitory five “ anno Domini tech ” business firm that have acquired data point from Grindr , admit MoPub , which ingest more than than 160 better half , the smartphone app ad land site of Twitter . “ yet without disclose their specific intimate orientation , the fact that a mortal is a Grindr user can top to prepossess and secernment , ” it say . “ This is a grave slip for the Norwegian Data Protection Authority , ” allege Director - General Bjorn Erik Thon . In its mention to Grindr , give away such information could aim anyone at danger of being snipe , the confidence enjoin . final twelvemonth , the council sketch in a analyze how Grindr and early see apps leak out personal information for direct advertizement to publicize engineering house in slipway that the council exact violate the street fighter EU GDPR secrecy Torah . The Data Protection Authority order that the elbow room Grindr request exploiter for license to exercise their data pass away against the “ valid accept ” victuals of the GDPR . The doubtful finding of the guard dog is that Grindr convert consumer data without any legalize justification with a variety of one-third party .