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Datatilsynet · €1,820,000 Elkjøp AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet) fined Elkjøp AS €1,820,000 on 2026-06-01 for: Insufficient legal basis for data processing. Jun 1, 2026
Datatilsynet · €21,650 Timegrip AS: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Norwegian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 21,650 on Timegrip AS. The controller had been tracking the working hours of employees at a company that went bankrupt. A former… Jan 16, 2026
Datatilsynet · €22,000 Kristiansand municipality: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 22,000 on Kristiansand municipality. The controller offers a helpline for childreen, which had become victims of violence, abuse or… Jun 10, 2025
Datatilsynet · €22,000 Gemeente Kristiansand: Onvoldoende juridische basis voor gegevensverwerking. 22.000 euro boete - Noorse Toezichtsautoriteit (Datatilsynet). Jun 10, 2025
Datatilsynet · €338,000 Telenor ASA.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Norwegian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 333,800 on Telenor ASA. During its investigation, the DPA found that the company had not conducted sufficient assessments and… Mar 10, 2025
Datatilsynet · €20,800 Grue municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA fined Grue municipality EUR 20,800 following the municipality's notification of a data breach. The municipality reported that personal data of students had been… Oct 21, 2024
Datatilsynet · €20,900 Eidskog municipality: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 20,900 on Eidskog municipality for giving two former employees access to a whistleblower’s report without redacting sensitive health and… Sep 6, 2024
Datatilsynet · €12,700 University of Agder: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA has fined the University of Agder (UiA) EUR 12,700. An employee of UiA had discovered that documents containing personal data of employees, students and external… Sep 4, 2024
Datatilsynet · €1,700,000 Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1.7 million on Arbeids- og velferdsetaten, the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration (NAV). During its investigation, the DPA… Nov 27, 2023
Datatilsynet · €220,000 Argon Medical Devices: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Norwegian DPA has fined Argon Medical Devices EUR 220,000. The controller failed to notify the DPA of a data breach that involved personal data of all its European employees… Mar 8, 2023
Datatilsynet · €900,000 Sats ASA: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Norwegian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 900,000 on the fitness chain 'Sats'. The DPA had received several complaints from customers who had submitted requests for information… Feb 6, 2023
Datatilsynet · €20,000 Recover AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has fined Recover AS EUR 20,000. The controller had carried out a credit check on the data subject without any valid legal basis for doing so. Aug 25, 2022
Datatilsynet · €30,200 Krokatjønnvegen 15 AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has fined Krokatjønnvegen 15 AS EUR 30,200. The controller had carried out credit checks on two data subject without any contractual basis for… Aug 2, 2022
Datatilsynet · €14,500 Arbeidstilsynet: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has fined the Norwegian Labor Inspectorate 'Arbeidstilsynet' EUR 14,500. The controller had carried out a credit check on the data subject without… May 16, 2022
Datatilsynet · €9,700 Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 9,700 on a company. The DPA had received a complaint from a former employee of the company. Background of the complaint is the fact… Mar 15, 2022
Datatilsynet · €195,000 Norwegian Parliament: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA has fined the Norwegian Parliament EUR195,000. The parliament had suffered a data breach in which unauthorized persons gained access to the email accounts of… Mar 4, 2022
Datatilsynet · €30,000 Lillestrøm Municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 30,000 on Lillestrøm Municipality. The municipality had accidentally published a document in which 10 out of 21 attachments contained… Feb 2, 2022
Datatilsynet · €5,000 Etterforsker1 Gruppen AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined Etterforsker1 Gruppen AS EUR 5,000. The controller had carried out a credit check on an individual, although there was no legal basis for… Feb 1, 2022
Datatilsynet · €3,900 T. Stene Transport AS: €3,900 fine The Norwegian DPA has fined T. Stene Transport AS EUR 3,900 due to an unfair credit check on a data subject. Dec 17, 2021
Datatilsynet · €20,000 Elektro & Automasjon Systemer AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined Elektro & Automasjon Systemer AS EUR 20,000. The controller had carried out a credit check on an individual, although there was no legal… Dec 13, 2021
Datatilsynet · €6,300,000 Grindr LLC: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA has fined Grindr LLC EUR 6.3 million. Grindr is a location-based social networking app designed for gay, bi, trans and queer people. In 2020, the Norwegian… Dec 13, 2021
Datatilsynet · €98,000 Norwegian State Pension Fund (SPK): Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 98,000 on the Norwegian State Pension Fund (SPK). The controller had notified the DPA of a data breach pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR. The… Nov 24, 2021
Datatilsynet · €412,000 Østre Toten municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA has fined Østre Toten municipality EUR 412,000. The municipality suffered a cyberattack in January 2021, as a result of which the municipality's data was… Oct 18, 2021
Datatilsynet · €496,000 Ferde AS: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Norwegian DPA has fined Ferde AS, a Norwegian toll company, EUR 496,000. Through a report on the state-owned broadcasting company NRK, the Norwegian DPA became aware that… Sep 27, 2021
Datatilsynet · €12,500 Ultra-Technology AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has imposed a fine of EUR 12,500 on Ultra-Technology AS. Background of the fine is a complaint from a data subject who was credit-checked… Sep 21, 2021
Datatilsynet · €40,200 Høylandet Municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 40,200 on the municipality of Høylandet. The latter had reported a data breach to the DPA in accordance with Art. 33 GDPR. An employee… Sep 20, 2021
Datatilsynet · €75,600 ST. OLAVS HOSPITAL HF: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA has fined St. Olav's Hospital in the amount of EUR 75,600. The hospital suffered three data leaks in accordance with Art. 33 the GDPR. The first incident had… Sep 20, 2021
Datatilsynet · €9,600 Waxing Palace AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has imposed a fine of EUR 9,600 on the waxing salon operator of Waxing Palace AS. The controller had camera surveillance of the controller's… Aug 12, 2021
Datatilsynet · €24,800 NORWAY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has imposed a fine of EUR 14,800 on a company. The background to the case is a complaint by a former employee who learned that the company's… Jun 22, 2021
Datatilsynet · €49,200 Moss municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has fined the municipality of Moss EUR 49,200 for inadequately securing personal data. In January, the municipality of Rygge was annexed to the… Jun 4, 2021
Datatilsynet · €39,700 BRAbank ASA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has imposed a fine of EUR 39,700 on BRAbank ASA. The controller had reported a data breach to the DPA on September 6, 2019. On the controller's… May 28, 2021
Datatilsynet · €39,000 Municipality of Oslo: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has imposed a fine of EUR 39,000 on the Municipality of Oslo. On a website of the controller a subpoena from the public prosecutor's office… May 20, 2021
Datatilsynet · €95,500 Innovasjon Norge: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined the national development bank Innovasjon Norge NOK 1,000,000 (EUR 95,500). The controller had carried out several credit checks on the data… May 18, 2021
Datatilsynet Disqus Inc.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing On May 5, 2021, the Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) announced that it intents to fine Disqus Inc. EUR 2, 500, 000 for violations of Art. 5 (1), (2) GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 12 GDPR… May 5, 2021
Datatilsynet · €3,400 Miljø- og Kvalitetsledelse AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has imposed a fine of EUR 3,400 on Miljø- og Kvalitetsledelse AS. At one of the carwashes operated by the controller, incidents of vandalism had… Apr 9, 2021
Datatilsynet · €19,900 Basaren Drift AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has imposed a fine of EUR 19,900 on Basaren Drift AS. The controller had installed video cameras in its premises which recorded both its employees… Mar 21, 2021
Datatilsynet · €4,900 Ålesund Municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) imposed a fine of EUR 4,900 on the municipality of Ålesund. At two schools in Ålesund, teachers asked students to download the training app Strava… Mar 15, 2021
Datatilsynet · €100,000 Asker Municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has fined the municipality of Asker EUR 100,000. On May 20, 2020, the DPA received a notice that the municipality had unlawfully published… Mar 15, 2021
Datatilsynet · €14,900 Dragefossen AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) imposed a fine of EUR 14,900 on the energy company Dragefossen AS. The latter had installed a webcam on the roof of its office building in the… Mar 8, 2021
Datatilsynet · €24,400 NORWAY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined a company NOK 250,000 (EUR 24,400). The controller ordered an employee to set up an automatic forwarding of his/her employee email account… Mar 2, 2021
Datatilsynet · €19,300 Cyberbook AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined Cyberbook AS NOK 200,000 (EUR 19,300) for the illegal automatic forwarding of e-mails from a former employee. The forwarding took place for… Feb 3, 2021
Datatilsynet · €9,700 Aquateknikk AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined Aquateknikk AS NOK 100,000 (EUR 9,700). The controller had carried out a credit rating on an individual without there being a customer… Jan 19, 2021
Datatilsynet · €38,600 Coop Finnmark SA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined Coop Finnmark SA NOK 400,000 (EUR 38,600). The manager of the store in question recorded CCTV footage with a mobile phone and shared the… Jan 14, 2021
Datatilsynet · €38,600 NORWAY DPA: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined a company NOK 400,000 (EUR 38,600) for the illegal automatic forwarding of an employee's email inbox. The automatic forwarding was activated… Jan 12, 2021
Datatilsynet · €7,250 Gveik AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined Gveik AS EUR 7,250. The controller had carried out a credit check on an individual, although there was no legal basis for doing so. Jan 7, 2021
Datatilsynet · €9,700 Lindstrand Trading AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has fined Lindstrand Trading AS EUR 9,700. The controller had carried out four credit checks on individuals and individual companies, although… Jan 6, 2021
Datatilsynet · €95,500 Innovasjon Norge: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined the national development bank Innovasjon Norge NOK 1,000,000 (EUR 95,500). The controller had carried out four credit checks on the data… Jan 4, 2021
Datatilsynet · €18,840 Municipality of Indre Østfold: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) imposed a fine in the amount of NOK 200,000 (EUR 18,840) on the municipality of Indre Østfold. Datatilsynet found that a student file containing… Dec 3, 2020
Datatilsynet · €13,900 Odin Flissenter AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The company assessed the credibility of another company and thereby, according to Datatilsynet, processed personal data relating to a natural person (the owner of the company… Sep 25, 2020
Norway Datatilsynet (Norway)- 20/02254 Facts — The Norwegian Consumer Council (Forbrukerrådet) filed three complaints against the gay/bi dating app Grindr and five adtech companies that received personal data through… Sep 7, 2020