{
  "id": 14223183,
  "title": "Xandr Fined a Record €8.6 Million for Relaying Grindr Data Revealing Sexual Orientation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/xandr-fined-a-record-8-6-million-for-relaying-grindr-data-revealing",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:12:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/xandr-fined-record-86-million-for.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}