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GDPR: Tinder hit with multimillion-euro fine
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Fusion42 · 13 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Tinder €11 million for violating the GDPR by providing users only incomplete copies of their personal data through its 'Download My Data' tool. Tinder's operator has been ordered to adjust its processes and plans to appeal the decision in Ireland’s High Court.
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You must check your user data tools now because regulators will penalise partial and misleading data downloads. This decision means dating app founders in Europe can't treat data access as a checkbox — full transparency is mandated.
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3 sources · 13 Nov 2026
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