Tinder fined €11m for giving users incomplete copies of their data
By Sara Brandstätter ( November 13, 2026, 11:00 GMT | Insight) -- MTCH Technology Services, which operates the Tinder dating platform, has been fined €11 million for failing to provide users with complete copies of their personal data, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said on Friday. The watchdog ordered MTCH to bring its processing into compliance within three months. The decision follows an investigation that the DPC opened on its own initiative almost seven years ago.Tinder operator MTCH Technology Services has been fined €11 million for failing to provide users with complete copies of their personal data, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission announced on Friday (see here)....
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