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€1,500 Private Person: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined a private individual EUR 1,500. The controller had installed a video surveillance camera facing a public thoroughfare and covering parts of the… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance IP Address Controllers Mar 12, 2021
€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… NORWAY ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 5, 6 Video Surveillance Monitoring Audit Logs Mar 8, 2021
Security company (name not available at the moment): Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security A data controller using the services of the security company reported the breach of personal data to the DPA, arising after an employee of the security company recorded the video… CROATIA ·azop ·Art. 32 Security Controllers Processors Feb 22, 2021
€1,600 Ripobruna 207, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 against Ripobruna 207, S.L. (restaurant) for the unauthorized use of two video surveillance cameras that also recorded parts of… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance IP Address Monitoring Feb 12, 2021
€5,000 Private Person: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined a private individual EUR 5,000 for illegal camera surveillance. The data subject had rented two rooms in the apartment of the controller. The… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance IP Address Monitoring Feb 8, 2021
€2,000 Private Person: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Unauthorized use of two video surveillance cameras that also recorded parts of the public space, such as sidewalks and properties behind those. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Monitoring IP Address Feb 4, 2021
€1,200 Individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The controller installed cameras on his building, which were directed towards parts of the public space. However, no recording took place, as the cameras only served as a… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Monitoring IP Address Jan 20, 2021
€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… NORWAY ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 5, 6 Video Surveillance Processing Agreement Processing Jan 14, 2021
€10M notebooksbilliger.de: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Lower Saxony (LfD Niedersachsen) imposed a fine of EUR 10,4 million on the electronics retailer notebooksbilliger.de.The company had video-monitored its employees for… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Video Surveillance Monitoring Employees Jan 8, 2021
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles A private individual had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the public space GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Monitoring IP Address Jan 1, 2021
GERMANY DPA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Live video surveillance which was accessible via the Internet and, due to a lack of sufficient pixelation or redaction, allowed persons to be recognized. Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Video Surveillance Security Monitoring Jan 1, 2021
Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Austrian DPA has fined a private individual. The individual had installed a video surveillance system which, among other things, also recorded the public space and stored the… AUSTRIA ·dsb ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Monitoring IP Address Jan 1, 2021
€16,000 Electronics store: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA from Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of EUR 16,000 on an electronics store. The company had installed a video surveillance system which permanently recorded employees,… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 17, 35 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance DPIA Privacy Impact Assessment Jan 1, 2021
Beverage retailer: Data Protection Authority of Berlin The DPA from Berlin imposed a fine against a beverage retailer. The retailer operated a video surveillance system in which the observation angle of the cameras extended into the… GERMANY ·Unknown Video Surveillance Monitoring Supervisory Authorities Jan 1, 2021
€100 SLOVAKIA DPA: €100 fine Unlawful video surveillance in a garden community. Slovak Data Protection Office ·Unknown Video Surveillance Monitoring Supervisory Authorities Jan 1, 2021
Medical clinic: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA from Berlin has imposed a fine on a medical clinic. The clinic had installed 21 cameras in its premises for the purpose of protection against crime and property damage.… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Video Surveillance Healthcare Healthcare Jan 1, 2021
€1,940 HUNGARY DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Hungarian DPA (NAIH) imposed a fine of HUF 700,000 (EUR 1,940) against a construction company. The controller had installed a video surveillance system at a construction site… NAIH ·Art. 5, 13 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Video Surveillance Monitoring Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Dec 16, 2020
€29,500 Uppsalahem AB: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Swedish DPA (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten) fined the housing company Uppsalahem AB SEK 300,000 (EUR 29,500). The housing company had installed surveillance cameras in an… SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Video Surveillance Legitimate Interest Monitoring Dec 15, 2020
€3,000 Charly Mike s.r.l.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Charly Mike s.r.l.. The controller is the hotel operator of the Hotel Olimpo in Alberobello. Garante received a complaint… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 13 Video Surveillance Monitoring Controllers Nov 26, 2020
€19,500 Gnosjö Municipality: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Swedish DPA imposed a fine on the municipality of Gnosjö for illegal video surveillance in a care home for persons with certain functional disabilities. SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +2 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Video Surveillance Monitoring Healthcare Nov 25, 2020
€12,000 Recambios Villalegre S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined the company for posting photos of a person on Facebook and WhatsApp and accusing the individual of theft in related posts. The photos were obtained… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 6, 13 Video Surveillance Social Media Monitoring Nov 23, 2020
€2,000 Comune di Collegno: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Fine for non-compliance with the right of the data subject to access to information because the municipality refused the data subjects' request for access to data from a camera… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 12, 13, 14 Video Surveillance Personal Data Public Authority Nov 17, 2020
€1,600 Homeowners Association: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Usage of CCTV camera systems that were also monitoring public space (breach of principle of data minimization). SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Audit Logs Monitoring Nov 16, 2020
€1,500 BELGIUM DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Belgian DPA (APD/GBA) imposed a fine of EUR 1,500 on a social housing company for non-compliance with several principles of the GDPR such as data processing as well as the… APD ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +3 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Fairness & Transparency IP Address Nov 13, 2020
€4,000 Borgo Fonte Scura s.r.l.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 4,000 on Borgo Fonte Scura s.r.l.. The controller had installed a video surveillance system which also recorded the three data… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 13 Video Surveillance Controllers Personal Data Oct 29, 2020
€4,000 Play Orenes, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The company used CCTV cameras outside its premises which also captured the public space resulting in a violation of the principle of data minimisation. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Retention Period IP Address Oct 28, 2020
€50,000 Conseguridad SL: Insufficient involvement of data protection officer The company (private security company for video surveillance systems) did not have a data protection officer in breach of Art. 37 GDPR. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 37 Video Surveillance Monitoring Supervisory Authorities Oct 26, 2020
€54,800 Deichmann Cipőkereskedelmi Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaságnak: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The data controller denied the data subject access to the video material recorded by CCTV in a local store, with which the data subject wanted to prove that he or she had not… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 12, 15, 18 +1 Video Surveillance Right of Access Procedures Right of Access Oct 23, 2020
€900 Café Restaurante B.B.B: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The cafe used CCTV cameras which also captured the public space outside resulting in a violation of the so called principle of data minimisation. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Retention Period IP Address Oct 9, 2020
€2,000 Private Person: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Usage of CCTV camera that was also capturing foreign private space of a neighbour. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 6 Video Surveillance IP Address Processing Oct 9, 2020
€3,000 Grupo Carolizan: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Operation of CCTV camera systems in an arcade area in front of a building, i.e. also covering public space. This violated the principles of data minimization, as the surveillance… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance IP Address Monitoring Sep 17, 2020
€8,000 Private Person: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Operation of a CCTV camera that also monitored public space outside the premises of the data controller. GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Controllers Processing Sep 11, 2020
€500 Apartment building owners association: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Export of a still image from a video surveillance system and posting of the image on the billboard of the building without sufficient legal basis. In addition, violation of the… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +3 Video Surveillance Personal Data Monitoring Sep 1, 2020
€3,000 Restaurant: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Installation of CCTV surveillance cameras that were also monitoring the public space and without proper information. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 12, 13 Video Surveillance Monitoring Audit Logs Aug 5, 2020
€1,500 Comercial Vigobrandy, SL: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Installation of CCTV surveillance without adequate information by using a sign SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 12, 13, 14 Video Surveillance Monitoring Supervisory Authorities Jul 20, 2020
€5,000 Operator of CCTV of a residential building: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The operator of video cameras on a residential property had installed cameras there to monitor the shared area of two blocks of flats. The data controller argued that the owners… BELGIUM ·APD ·Art. 6, 7 Video Surveillance Controllers Consent Jul 14, 2020
€1,500 Auto Desguaces Iglesias S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The company had installed surveillance cameras that recorded the public road and therefore violated the principle of data minimization. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance IP Address Monitoring Jul 10, 2020
€2,000 Comunidad de propietarios demelza beach: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Illegal use of CCTV cameras due to coverage of public space and recording of passing pedestrians. Furthermore, insufficient fulfilment of information obligations. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +1 Video Surveillance IP Address Processing Jun 22, 2020
€1,900 Housing Association: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Unlawful usage of surveillance cameras. In the decision, the data protection authority stressed that sound recordings have additional privacy implications, especially in a… SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 6 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video Surveillance Monitoring IP Address Jun 16, 2020
€2,000 Café Bar: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Illegal use of CCTV cameras (recording of third parties) and insufficient fulfilment of information obligations. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +1 Video Surveillance IP Address Processing Jun 16, 2020
€2,000 Property Owner: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Usage of CCTV camera which also captured the public roads outside in a violation of the so called principle of data minimisation. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Retention Period IP Address Jun 9, 2020
€540 Chenming Ye (Bazar Real): Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Usage of CCTV camera in a shop without proper information. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 13, 14 Video Surveillance Supervisory Authorities Jun 9, 2020
€1,000 Property Owner: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Usage of CCTV camera which also captured the public roads outside in a violation of the so called principle of data minimisation. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance Retention Period IP Address Jun 9, 2020
€3,000 Salad Market S.L. (Catering Company): Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Fines for lack of sufficient data processing information in relation to video surveillance on business premises and for insufficient information when cookies were used on its… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 13, 14 Video Surveillance Fines Monitoring Jun 9, 2020
€72,000 Taksi Helsinki: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Among other things, the company had not assessed the risks and consequences of processing personal data before introducing a camera surveillance system that records audio and… FINLAND ·Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ·Art. 5, 6, 35 Video Surveillance Privacy Impact Assessment DPIA May 29, 2020
€2,000 Ιγνατιάδης Νικόλαος και ΣΙΑ Ε.Ε.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Hellenic DPA (HDPA) has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on Ιγνατιάδης Νικόλαος και ΣΙΑ Ε.Ε. The controller had installed surveillance cameras covering areas where its employees… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 5, 6 Video Surveillance Monitoring IP Address Apr 7, 2020
€6,000 Amalfi Servicios de Restauracion S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video surveillance of public space and thus violation of the principle of data minimization. Furthermore: Violation of information obligations, as insufficient information has… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 13, 14 Video Surveillance Monitoring IP Address Mar 16, 2020
€2,000 Homeowners Association: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Video surveillance of public space and thus violation of the principle of data minimization. Furthermore: Violation of information obligations, as insufficient information has… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 13, 14 Video Surveillance Monitoring IP Address Mar 12, 2020
€3,200 Retailer: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Insufficient declaration of video surveillance. SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 13, 14 Monitoring Video Surveillance Supervisory Authorities Mar 6, 2020
€4,000 Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Unlawful usage of video surveillance cameras which also monitored parts of the public space (violation of principle of data minimization). SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 Video Surveillance IP Address Monitoring Mar 6, 2020