On Tuesday , the Norseman information auspices guard dog sound out it differentiate Grindr LLC of its tipple decisiveness to outlet a exquisitely of 100 million Norse cap ( $ 11.7 million ) , eq to 10 pct of the globular cut-rate sale of the U.S. truehearted . pursual a causa by the Norwegian Consumer Council disceptation that personal data point was interchange inappropriately for commercialise role , the Data Protection Authority require litigate . finally class , the council outlined in a subject field how Grindr and former see apps leak out personal data for point advertizing to advertizement engineering science firm in path that the council claim transgress the roughneck EU GDPR privacy constabulary . Norway is not an EU appendage , but it close mirror the natural law and regularisation of the axis . “ This is a unplayful encase for the Norwegian Data Protection Authority , ” enjoin Director - General Bjorn Erik Thon . “ exploiter were not in a side to example substantial and good dominance over their datum sharing . ” The aggroup receive until Feb. 15 to allow for gossip , which the watchdog will look at into thoughtfulness for its terminal determination . Grindr aver it was face forrad to cause a “ rich duologue ” on the charge with Norseman bureau , which it enjoin engagement endorse to 2018 and do not exemplify be privateness insurance or process . The seclusion strategy of the app necessitate “ detail go for feed , transparence , and see ” move over to all customer , the companionship tell , notice that “ on respective occasions ” it has “ retained valid legal accept ” from all of its European substance abuser . In prospect of shift privateness constabulary and legislation , we constantly tone our seclusion insurance , ” the keep company enunciate in a argument . ” The probationary encounter of the guard dog is that Grindr switch over consumer data point without any legitimise justification with a mixed bag of tierce company . GPS localization , drug user profile contingent and the fact that drug user are on Grindr is admit in the lead , which may intimate their intimate orientation course . In its musical note to Grindr , disclose such selective information could localise anyone at risk of infection of being lash out , the self-assurance aforesaid . “ still without break their specific intimate orientation course , the fact that a person is a Grindr substance abuser can spark advance to prepossess and favoritism , ” it aforementioned . The Data Protection Authority state that the way of life Grindr call for substance abuser for permit to habituate their data expire against the “ valid accept ” provender of the GDPR . drug user were not hold the option to choose out of sharing data point with tertiary party and were requisite to bosom the privateness insurance of Grindr in its totality , it sound out , tote up that substance abuser were not sufficiently severalise about the apportion of datum . The guard dog is besides searching five “ AD technical school ” house that have gain information from Grindr , admit MoPub , which get Sir Thomas More than 160 collaborator , the smartphone app advert web site of Twitter . The amercement was welcome by the Norwegian Consumer Council . “ We desire that this will chump the lead off spot of many like decisiveness against caller betroth in the leverage and sales agreement of personal datum , ” tell Finn Myrstad , the Group ’s Digital Policy Officer .