The Norwegian Consumer Council made waves, on Tuesday January 14, when it unveiled its investigation ‘Out of control’ that shows how "consumers are being exploited by the online advertising industry".
The 186-page report sifts through ten mobile apps on Androïd - including the four famous dating apps Tinder, OkCupid, Grindr and Happn - and shows that they share their users' personal data with at least 135 third-party companies. They then use this data for the purposes of targeted...