Microsoft’s Xandr fined in Norway over Grindr data sharing
By Júlia Tar ( October 12, 2026, 09:59 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft-owned advertising technology company Xandr has received the Norwegian Data Protection Authority’s largest-ever fine for breaching the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation by unlawfully processing and sharing Grindr users’ personal data, including information revealing sexual orientation. The authority said Xandr had failed to ensure it had valid consent. Microsoft said the conduct predated its acquisition of Xandr and that it was reviewing the decision.Microsoft-owned advertising technology company Xandr has been fined 92 million Norwegian kroner (€8.6 million) for unlawfully processing and sharing Grindr users’ personal data through automated advertising auctions in breach of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Norway’s data protection authority said in a Monday statement....
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