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Grindr Faces NOK 65-Million Fine in Norway Over Privacy Breach

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Norway’s data privacy regulator imposed a 65 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 550 million rupees) fine on dating app Grindr on Wednesday for sending sensitive advertising partners to hundreds of potential advertising partners without the user’s consent. Personal data-This violates strict EU privacy rules.

The Norwegian Data Protection Agency stated that because the California-based company did not comply with the EU’s strict data protection regulations, it imposed the highest fine to date. Norway is not a member of the G-27, but it closely reflects EU rules.

Grindr said that the agency’s findings are related to the consent policy many years ago, rather than current practices, and it is considering next steps, including appeals. The data watchdog “relies on a series of flawed investigations, introducing many untested legal opinions, and as a result, the proposed fines are completely disproportionate to those flawed investigations,” said Shane Wiley, Grindr’s chief privacy officer .

In 2020, the Norwegian Consumer Council filed a lawsuit against Grindr, accusing Grindr of disclosing information about its users to multiple third parties for marketing purposes, including GPS location, IP address, age, gender, and use of the app. This allows identifying users and third parties that may further share personal information.

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The data privacy watchdog stated that users were “forced to fully accept the privacy policy in order to use the app” and were not specifically asked if they wish to allow sharing of their data with third parties “for behavioral advertising”. “Furthermore, the agency stated that information about sharing personal data was not properly communicated to users”, which runs counter to the EU’s requirement for “valid consent”.

Finn Myrstad, Director of Digital Policy at the Consumer Council, said that the Data Protection Agency’s decision “sends a strong signal to all companies involved in commercial surveillance.”

Ala Krinickyte of the European Center for Digital Rights, a non-profit organization, said: “It’s surprising that DPA must convince Grindr that its users are LGBT+, and this fact is not a barter commodity.”

Grindr said in a statement, “Protecting the interests of users and ensuring that we let them control their personal data has always been our top priority.”

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“We are also actively adopting industry-leading privacy stances and tools, such as detailed consent processes, sophisticated user privacy controls, and ‘instant’ application notifications,” Wiley said.

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Tom Holland to star alongside Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s next, will juggle that with Spider-Man 4 in 2025

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Tom Holland to star alongside Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s next, will juggle that with Spider-Man 4 in 2025

Tom Holland, last seen in Apple TV show The Crowded Room last year, has signed his next with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

Tom Holland is going to have a very busy 2025. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the actor has signed Christopher Nolan’s next, which he will juggle the filming of with that of the long-awaited Spider-Man 4. (Also Read – Tom Holland shares why he left alcohol behind: ‘Struggling without booze…’)

Tom signs Nolan’s next

This will mark the first collaboration between Tom and Christopher. While details of his next directorial aren’t known yet, it’s most likely not to have a contemporary setting. It’ll be either set in the past like, his previous film Oppenheimer (2023), or in the future like Interstellar (2014). Matt Damon, who has worked with Christopher in both, has also come on board his next.

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Christopher’s next will be co-produced by him and his wife Emma Thomas’ banner Syncopy Inc and Universal Pictures, as the two production houses will team up after the Academy Award-winning blockbuster Oppenheimer last year. Prior to Oppenheimer, Christopher collaborated mostly with Warner Bros before having a fallout post the debacle of Tenet (2020).

Warner Bros then went on to produce Greta Gerwig’s musical satire Barbie, which clashed with Oppenheimer at the box office and even outperformed it globally. Warner Bros offered Christopher a cheque for the fees he waived off for helming Tenet during the pandemic. While Christopher graciously accepted the belated remuneration, he still went on to pitch his next to Warner Bros.

Tom’s busy schedule

Tom didn’t have any release this year. His last outing was Todd Graff’s psychological thriller show The Crowded Room on Apple TV last year. He’ll juggle the filming of Christopher Nolan’s next and Spider-Man 4 in 2025. Tom has been playing the superhero ever since Russo Brothers’ 2016 blockbuster Captain America: Civil War. He’s slipped into the Peter Parker shoes post that for three standalone films and two Avengers movies. Spider-Man 4 will be helmed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton.

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As Tom’s girlfriend and co-star Zendaya will be busy filming Spider-Man 4 in 2025, she’ll reprise her role of Chani in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi spectacle Dune 3 only in 2026. Meanwhile, Tom is also likely to make an appearance as Spider-Man in Russo Brothers’ Avengers: Doomsday, which will go on floors in the spring of 2025.

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