# Bank: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Austrian Data Protection Authority (dsb)
- Date: 2020-08-05
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-372
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/46487
- Topics: Insurance, Processing, Supervisory Authorities

## Summary

A bank employee made a copy of the identity card of a bank client who wanted to exchange EUR 100 in foreign currency and justified this with money laundering charges. However, these only apply to a sum of EUR 1000 and above.

## Full text

A bank employee made a copy of the identity card of a bank client who wanted to exchange EUR 100 in foreign currency and justified this with money laundering charges. However, these only apply to a sum of EUR 1000 and above.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR
Industry: Finance, Insurance and Consulting

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