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Debt collection service provider: Insufficient legal basis for data processing
The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 900,000 on a debt collection service provider.
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The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 900,000 on a debt collection service provider. The company had unlawfully stored personal data (amounting to a six-digit number of data records) for up to five years after the erasure deadlines. The company admitted the violation, cooperated with the authorities and accepted the fine.
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