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Grindr faces GDPR complaint over 'absurd' ID verification process

( November 11, 2021, 10:25 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US dating app Grindr is facing a complaint under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation over its identity verification process. The privacy pressure group Noyb — headed by Max Schrems, the activist behind cases that have brought down two EU-US data-transfer mechanisms — said today it has filed a GDPR complaint with the Austrian data protection authority over Grindr's "absurd" verification process. Grindr has faced GDPR scrutiny before: The Norwegian data protection authority said in January it intended to fine the company 10 million euros.Statement follows. The complaint is attached. ...

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