Housing Association: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

€1,900 fine - Data Protection Authority of Sweden (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten)

€1,900 Fine

Housing Association

SWEDEN

Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Jun 16, 2020 Source

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Unlawful usage of surveillance cameras. In the decision, the data protection authority stressed that sound recordings have additional privacy implications, especially in a residential building, and that in this case there is nothing to justify sound recording. In addition, the decision orders the housing association to stop the cameras recording staircases and entrances, to stop sound recording and to improve the information on camera surveillance.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR
Industry: Real Estate