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HmbBfDI (Hamburg) - Einstellung Gerichtsverfahren in Sachen Videmo 360 Following the 2017 G20 summit in Hamburg, the Hamburg Police used automated facial recognition software to analyze video footage. A template database containing mathematical… Einstellung Gerichtsverfahren in Sachen Videmo 360 ·Germany
BfDI · 4/2021 Both of the TKG and TMG are fundamental for the electronic communication and there are many regulations still written in both laws that are only partially or not valid at all.… 2021-02-18 - 4/2021 ·Germany
€118 DUITSLAND, DPA: Onvoldoende juridische basis voor gegevensverwerking. 118 euro boete - Autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming van Saarland. GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Dec 30, 2025
€118 GERMANY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Illegal disclosure of personal data relating to a third party. Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing
€300 GERMANY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Unlawful use of a dashcam Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing
€600 GERMANY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Unlawful use of a dashcam Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing
€50 GERMANY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Unlawful use of a dashcam Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing
€492,000 Bedrijf: Niet-naleving van algemene principes voor gegevensverwerking. 492.000 euro boete - Autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming van Hamburg (HmbBfDI). GERMANY · ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Sep 30, 2025
€492,000 Company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 492,000 on a company in the finance sector. The controller used automated systems to decide whether to approve a credit application,… GERMANY · ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Sep 30, 2025
€195,000 Bedrijf: Onvoldoende naleving van de rechten van betrokkenen (betreffende hun persoonsgegevens). 195.000 euro boete - Autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming van Hamburg (HmbBfDI). GERMANY · ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Sep 30, 2025
€195,000 Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 195,000 on a company. The controller was active in direct marketing via post and failed to adequately respond to requests from data… GERMANY · ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Sep 30, 2025
€3,500 Police Officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Baden-Württemberg has imposed a fine of EUR 3,500 on a police officer. The controller systematically accessed the police database for private purposes, using it to rate… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Mar 7, 2025
€900,000 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. The company had unlawfully stored personal data (amounting to a six-digit number of… GERMANY · ·Art. 5, 6 Nov 12, 2024
€11,500 Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Hamburg imposed a fine of EUR 11,500 on a company operating in the advertising industry for failing to comply with its deletion obligations. In addition, it was found… GERMANY · ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2024
Multiple Police Officers: Data Protection Authority of Berlin The DPA of Berlin imposed fined 23 police officers. The police officers misused their access to the police information system for private purposes. GERMANY ·Unknown Jan 1, 2024
€10,000 Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hessen has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on a company. The controller used data for marketing purposes without a legal basis. The company obtained the data through… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 7 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2024
€16,000 Freelancer: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The DPA of Hessen has imposed a fine of EUR 16,000 on a freelancer. The controller operates a website without a privacy policy. The DPA contacted the controller, ordering him to… GERMANY ·Art. 13, 31, 58 ·Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Jan 1, 2024
Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine on a company due to technical security vulnerabilities in its support ticket systems. GERMANY · ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2024
€3,300 Doctor´s Office: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hessen has imposed a fine of EUR 3,300 on a doctor´s office. While responding to negative Google reviews, the controller revealed health data about the reviewers. GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2024
€60,000 Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Berlin imposed a fine of EUR 60,000 on a healthcare company. The company offers practice management software that includes a patient communication portal with… GERMANY ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2024
€22,080 Company: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The DPA from Saxony has fined a company EUR 22,080 for failing to sufficiently cooperate with the DPA during an investigation. GERMANY ·Art. 31 ·Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Jan 1, 2024
€2,500 Doctor´s Office: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Hessen has imposed a fine of EUR 2,500 on a doctor´s office. The controller hired an office manager who worked partly from home. The manager worked with patient files,… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +1 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2024
€6,000 Online retailer: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on an online retailer for failing to report a data breach in a timely manner. GERMANY · ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Jan 1, 2024
€32,000 Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 32,000 on a logistics company for incorrectly disposing of delivery lists. GERMANY · ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2024
€3,700 Doctor´s Office: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hessen has imposed a fine of EUR 3,700 on a doctor´s office. While responding to negative Google reviews, the controller revealed health data about the reviewers. GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2024
€496,000 Company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Hessen has imposed a fine of EUR 496,000 on a company. The DPA identified several GDPR violations, including transmitting customer data to the incorrect recipient and… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +1 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2024
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine on a private individual for recording a video of their neighbor in the bathroom without their consent. GERMANY · ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2024
Police employees: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hamburg has imposed two fines on members of the police for accessing police databases for private research purposes. GERMANY · ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2024
Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine on a company due to technical security vulnerabilities in its support ticket systems. GERMANY · ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2024
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hamburg has imposed five fines of private individuals for taking or storing photos of individuals without their consent. GERMANY · ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2024
€41 GERMANY DPA: €41 fine The DPA of Hessen has imposed fines totaling EUR 13,486 on 41 data controllers. In its 2024 activity report, the DPA of Hesse reported a total of 47 fines that year. Six of these… Unknown Jan 1, 2024
€16,000 Hotel: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 16,000 on a hotel for processing ID card data without a legal basis. GERMANY · ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2024
€120,000 Company: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The DPA from Saxony has fined a company EUR 120,000 for failing to provide information requested by the DPA during an investigation. GERMANY ·Art. 31 ·Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority Jan 1, 2024
€300,000 Deutsche Kreditbank: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The DPA of Berlin has imposed a fine of EUR 300,000 on Deutsche Kreditbank. A customer had filed a complaint with the DPA. The customer had submitted an application for a credit… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 15, 22 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights May 31, 2023
Real estate agency: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed five fines on a real estate agency. The controller had repeatedly sent advertising messages to a former prospect and tried to contact them by… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Clinic: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a clinic for transmitting an unredacted treatment report on the psychiatric treatment of the data subject to an accident insurance fund… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a company. The controller had stored the contact details of former employees without their prior consent in order to contact them in the… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a three-figure fine on a police officer. The police officer had used the telephone number of a person who had filed a criminal complaint for… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Operator of a dating platform: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on the operator of an online dating platform. The controller had not provided an email verification procedure for registration on its dating… GERMANY ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a mid-four-figure fine on a private individual for improper use of the personal data of an opponent in a video game. The case occurred on the live… GERMANY · ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Bavaria has imposed a four-figure fine on a private individual who had attached an AirTag to another person's car in order to track their location. GERMANY ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
€75,000 Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Hamburg imposed a fine of EUR 75,000 on a company. An employee had lodged a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that they had to report their sickness-related… GERMANY · ·Art. 9, 32 Jan 1, 2023
Website operator: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed five fines on website operators for using the tracking tool 'Google Analytics' without the prior consent of website users. GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a company. The controller had installed video cameras in the offices and monitored employees before, during and after their working hours… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA in Baden-Wuerttemberg imposed a fine on a private individual for installing a motion tracker on the data subject's car without their consent. GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Pizza delivery service: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Baden-Wuerttemberg has imposed a four-digit fine on a pizza delivery service. The controller had disposed of receipts containing customers' personal data at a public… GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Unlawful use of a dashcam GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
€1,200 Police officer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Baden-Wuerttemberg has imposed a fine of EUR 1,200 on a police officer. The officer had accessed data in police databases for private research purposes without a valid… GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
€2,000 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Baden-Wuerttemberg has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a clinic employee. The employee had unlawfully accessed a patient administration system in order to find out more… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
€9,000 Magdeburg University Hospital: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The DPA of Sachsen-Anhalt has imposed a fine of EUR 9,000 on Magdeburg University Hospital. The clinic had failed to report to the DPA a data breach involving a former employee… GERMANY ·Art. 33 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Jan 1, 2023