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Dentist: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

The Romanian DPA has fined a dentist EUR 1,000.

€1,000 Fine
Dentist
ROMANIA
Art. 6 GDPR Art. 9 GDPR

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The Romanian DPA has fined a dentist EUR 1,000. The controller had published medical information of a patient, such as photos and X-rays, in an article on a medical blog. However, it had failed to obtain the patient's consent before publishing the medical data. Therefore, the DPA found that the controller had unlawfully processed the data.

Industry: Health Care

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