# Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Data Protection Authority of Hessen
- Date: 2021-01-01
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-1207
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/47322
- Topics: Scientific Research, Processing, Supervisory Authorities, Law Enforcement

## Summary

A police officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes in order to obtain information about his ex-wife's new address. He discovered where his ex-wife had moved to in the meantime. The officer then actually went to his ex-girlfriend's new apartment and met her in front of the entrance to the new house. This frightened his ex-wife so much that she reported the incident to the police.

## Full text

A police officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes in order to obtain information about his ex-wife's new address. He discovered where his ex-wife had moved to in the meantime. The officer then actually went to his ex-girlfriend's new apartment and met her in front of the entrance to the new house. This frightened his ex-wife so much that she reported the incident to the police.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR
Industry: Individuals and Private Associations

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