Private Individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

€2,000 fine - Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)

€2,000 Fine

Private Individual

SPAIN

Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Jul 30, 2021 Source

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The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a private individual. The controller had published the phone number of the data subject to a picture of another person on a dating website in order to create a fake profile with the name 'Katy'. This was only possible due to the fact that no proof of identity was required to create a profile on the portal.

GDPR Articles: Art. 6 (1) GDPR
Industry: Individuals and Private Associations