12 million euro fine from Norway to Microsoft

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority announced that it fined US technology giant Microsoft's advertising platform Xandr 12 million euros for sharing personal data without permission.

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority stated that Microsoft's advertising platform Xandr shared sensitive personal data without permission and announced that it decided to impose a fine of 12 million euros on the platform.

Line Coll, Director of the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, whose opinion was included in the statement, stated that the violations were extremely serious and underlined that the institution imposed the highest fine it has ever imposed on Xandr.

Pointing out that thousands of users in Norway were negatively affected, Coll said that users were exposed to illegal use of their personal information.

In the news of NRK, which broadcasts in Norway, a Microsoft official was quoted as saying that user privacy is important for Microsoft.