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REPORTPUBLIC METADATA

Xandr Fined a Record €8.6 Million for Relaying Grindr Data Revealing Sexual Orientation

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Xandr, an advertising unit owned by Microsoft, €8.6 million ($9.62 million) for illegally relaying ​Grindr users' sensitive data to advertisers. The administrative penalty is the largest issued by the data protection watchdog, arguing the case merited a high fine because of the "very serious" nature of the breach. The infringements

Reference details

Source category
research-report
First reported
Oct 13, 2026 13:12 UTC
Last reported
Oct 13, 2026 13:12 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 13, 2026 22:40 UTC
Record ID
e1af72f4948cc47fe6bb33a290b2b7f5f5065c873ef3147c52382e7a2ccb2a82

Published indicators

Network indicators are visibly defanged. This page does not make them clickable or send them to another service.

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Source observations

intelligence_src_636032c91a0b4c9a97

Source-provided label
Publisher RSS metadata
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Oct 13, 2026 13:12 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 13, 2026 22:40 UTC

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Feed collection status

Sources represented on this page. Publication and observation dates describe the content; successful batch dates describe local collection. A recent batch does not certify complete coverage or current provider availability.

1 sources: 0 stale, 0 needing attention, 0 paused, 0 unverified.

Review source update dates and status
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Stale means older than twice the recorded collection interval, with a minimum of one hour; without an interval, the threshold is 24 hours. Cached content remains available while a feed is stale, paused, or unverified.