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Magdeburg University Hospital: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations

โ‚ฌ9,000 fine - Data Protection Authority of Sachsen-Anhalt

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 having unlawfully disclosed personal data from the clinic's systems to third parties.

Private Individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Data Protection Authority of Sachsen-Anhalt

Original summary: The DPA of Saxony-Anhalt imposed a fine of EUR 200 on a private individual. The controller had taken photos of vehicles and, in some cases, their drivers and emailed them to the city of Magedburg in an unencrypted form as part of reports of violations of the Road Traffic Regulations. Update: The fine proceedings have been closed.

Private Individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

โ‚ฌ200 fine - Data Protection Authority of Sachsen-Anhalt

Original summary: The DPA of Saxony-Anhalt imposed a fine of EUR 200 on a private individual. The controller had taken photos of vehicles and, in some cases, their drivers and emailed them to the city of Magedburg in an unencrypted form as part of reports of violations of the Road Traffic Regulations.

Private person: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

โ‚ฌ2,500 fine - Data Protection Authority of Sachsen-Anhalt

The fine was impossed against a private person who sent several e-mails between July and September 2018, in which he used personal e-mail addresses visible to all recipients, from which each recipient could read countless other recipients. The man was accused of ten offences between mid-July and the end of July 2018. According to the authority's letter, between 131 and 153 personal mail addresses were identifiable in his mailing list.