Barcelona Airport Security Guard Association ('AVSAB'): Non-compliance with general data processing principles

€3,000 fine - Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)

€3,000 Fine

Barcelona Airport Security Guard Association ('AVSAB')

SPAIN

Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Sep 7, 2020 Source

Content

A member of the AVSAB security committee used WhatsApp to send messages to private phone numbers containing personal information about employees. This was a violation of the confidentiality principle that, according to the AEPD, must be respected not only by the data controller, but also by any other subject involved in any phase of the processing.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR
Industry: Employment