Police department: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Data Protection Authority of Brandenburg

Police department

GERMANY

Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Jan 1, 2021 Source

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A police officer had unlawfully accessed data in a police database. For this reason, the DPA of Brandenburg imposed a fine for a violation of § 32 (1) BbgDSG. The Brandenburg Data Protection Act (BbgDSG) sets out the supplementary regulations necessary to adapt the GDPR.

GDPR Articles: § 32 Absatz 1 BbgDSG
Industry: Public Sector and Education