Enforcement
EN ING Bank Śląski: Insufficient legal basis for data processing
€4,323,250 fine - Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)
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The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 4,323,250 on ING Bank Śląski. The controller scanned the identity documents of every customer and potential customer without a sufficient legal basis. The controller started to implement this procedure after an anti-money laundering law was introduced, but failed to assess the necessity of the data processing in each case.
GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), b), c) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR
Industry: Finance, Insurance and Consulting