On Wednesday (15 December), the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a £5.5 million fine to Grindr after they discovered it was sharing users data with third-party advertisers.
The hefty fine was initially £8.6 million but was reduced after Grindr submitted paperwork detailing their financial situation and changes to their permissions policies.
The decision comes off the heels of an investigation by the Norwegian Consumer Council – who received a complaint about the app’s data sharing tactics.
According to a report from the BBC, users’ IP addresses, age, gender GPS location, advertising ID were amongst the data shared.