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Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

€500 Fine
Private individual
GERMANY
Art. 6 GDPR

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The DPA of Niedersachsen imposed a fine of EUR 5,00 on a private individual. The individual had taken pictures of numerous young women in public. In the course of its investigation, the DPA found that the individual had processed the personal data of the young women, although no effective consent had been given.

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