Webinar, 2 November: Xandr Fined – What’s Next for Adtech?

20. oktober, 2026

Join BEUC and the Norwegian Consumer Council for a webinar exploring the Xandr fine, its implications for commercial surveillance and the adtech industry, and the ongoing EU Digital Omnibus.

On 12 October, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority fined the Microsoft subsidiary Xandr 8,5 million euros million (NOK 92 million) for processing personal data from the dating app Grindr illegally. The decision is based on an action from the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) and over 40 organisations, including BEUC and noyb.

On November 2, 15.30-16.30 CET, the European consumer organisation BEUC and the NCC are organising a webinar to unpack the issue of commercial surveillance, what the most recent DPA decision means for adtech companies, and what the omnibus may mean for our ability to keep adtech companies accountable in the future. 

You will meet the following speakers:

Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad works on privacy, artificial intelligence, dark patterns, cybersecurity, the broadband and mobile markets, and digital rights at the Norwegian Cosumer Council. He also chairs the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD), a network that brings together 80 consumer organizations from across Europe and North America.

Ursula Pachl is Head of Policy at noyb, The European Centre for Digital Rights. The nonprofit organization undertakes strategic enforcement actions in the field of privacy and data protection rights across Europe. In her current role Ms. Pachl is in charge of noyb’s activities in relation to EU legislation affecting data protection and privacy as well as in relation to representatives court actions (including collective redress or “class actions”).

Stefano Rossetti is a qualified lawyer specialising in information law, data protection and digital regulation. He is currently Senior Legal Officer in the Enforcement and Redress Team at BEUC, the European Consumer Organisation, focusing on CJEU litigation, platform accountability, and the enforcement of the EU digital rulebook.