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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 Video Surveillance Biometric Data Biometric Data Jul 24, 2026
AEPD investigates University of Navarra over student COVID-19 vaccination status requests A student handed in a complaint against the University of Navarra because they asked the students to fill in their vaccination status. The complainant understands this as a breach… EXP202102529 ·Spain ·Art. 4, 5, 6 +3 Consent Healthcare Health Data Jul 16, 2026
IMY reprimands Swedish Police for inadequate GDPR Article 13 info at Arlanda border The supervisory authority launched an investigation into the border control unit of the national police authority (the controller) at Arlanda Airport concerning the processing of… IMY-2024-2904 ·Sweden ·Art. 13 Personal Data Controllers Information Provision Modalities and Communication Methods Jul 3, 2026
€10M Aena, S.M.E., S.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,043,002 on Aena, S.M.E., S.A. The controller conducted a pilot project involving multiple airports, including the use of facial… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 35 DPIA Privacy Impact Assessment IP Address Nov 6, 2025
€10M Aena, een klein en middelgroot bedrijf (KMO), S.A.: Niet-naleving van de algemene principes voor gegevensverwerking. 10.043.002 euro boete - Spaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (AEPD). SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 35 Privacy Impact Assessment Processing Controllers NL Nov 6, 2025
€96,000 SIDECU, S.A.: Niet-naleving van de algemene principes voor gegevensverwerking. Een boete van 96.000 euro - opgelegd door de Spaanse autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming (AEPD). SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 9, 13, 35 Data Controller Processing Controllers NL Jun 26, 2025
€550,000 Ministerie van Sociale Zekerheid: Onvoldoende wettelijke basis voor gegevensverwerking. 550.000 euro boete - Ierse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming. IRELAND ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +2 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Education Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Special Categories of Data NL Jun 12, 2025
€550,000 Departement of Social Security: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Irish DPA imposed a fine of EUR 550,000 on the Departement of Social Security. The controller uses the so called SAFE 2 registration process for anyone applying for a Public… IRELAND ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +2 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing DPIA Privacy Impact Assessment Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Jun 12, 2025
€1,500 ULPIA TRAJANA ALAMEDA S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA imposed a fine on ULPIA TRAJANA ALAMEDA S.L. During the booking process, the controller processed data that was unnecessary for the purpose, infringing on the… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 9 Controllers IP Address Personal Data Apr 24, 2025
€1,500 ULPIA TRAJANA ALAMEDA S.L.: Niet-naleving van de algemene principes voor gegevensverwerking. 1.500 euro boete - Spaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (AEPD). SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 9 Processing Special Categories of Data Types of Special Categories of Personal Data NL Apr 24, 2025
€4,000 Istituto di Istruzione Superiore 'P. Galluppi' Tropea: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,500 on the Istituto di Istruzione Superiore 'P. Galluppi' Tropea. The controller processed biometric data of its employees to control… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Employees Fairness & Transparency Special Categories of Data Mar 27, 2025
€4,000 Istituto di Istruzione Superiore 'P. Galluppi' Tropea: Onvoldoende juridische basis voor de verwerking van gegevens. Een boete van 4.000 euro - opgelegd door de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Special Categories of Data Processing Types of Special Categories of Personal Data NL Mar 27, 2025
€1M LIGA NACIONAL DE FÚTBOL PROFESIONAL: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1 million on LIGA NACIONAL DE FÚTBOL PROFESIONAL. The controller had introduced access controls for visitors to football stadiums using… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 35 DPIA Privacy Impact Assessment Security Dec 20, 2024
€220,000 CARTONAJES BAÑERES, S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA imposed a fine of EUR 220,000 on CARTONAJES BAÑERES, S.A. following a complaint filed by a former employee. The employee had submitted a request to the controller… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 15, 35 Personal Data Biometric Data Employees Nov 22, 2024
€220,000 CARTONAJES BAÑERES, S.A: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA has fined CARTONAJES BAÑERES, S.A. EUR 220,000. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had failed to grant a former employee access to their… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 15, 35 DPIA Privacy Impact Assessment Employees Nov 22, 2024
€5M Foodinho Srl: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has fined the food delivery service Foodinho Srl EUR 5 million for unlawfully processing the data of approximately 35,000 drivers and for several violations of the… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 2, 5, 6 +11 IP Address Employees Processing Agreement Nov 13, 2024
€120,000 Cappello Giovanni & Figli s.r.l.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 120,000 on Cappello Giovanni & Figli s.r.l.. The controller had used facial recognition technology to monitor the attendance of… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +1 Employees Biometric Data Special Categories of Data Jun 6, 2024
€31M Clearview AI Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Dutch DPA has fined Clearview Al Inc. EUR 30,500,000. Clearview, a company offering facial recognition services, holds a database of over 30 billion images, including those of… Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens Social Media Fairness & Transparency Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations May 16, 2024
€365,000 CTC EXTERNALIZACIÓN, S.L: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 365,000 on CTC EXTERNALIZACIÓN, S.L.. An employee had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the controller had requested… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 13, 32, 35 DPIA Controllers Privacy Impact Assessment Feb 12, 2024
€5,000 Nimbus s.r.l.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Nimbus s.r.l.. The controller had introduced a biometric attendance system at the workplace without adequately informing the… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9, 13 Employees IP Address Controllers Sep 14, 2023
€20,000 Ew Business Machines S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on Ew Business Machines S.p.A.. The controller had installed a video surveillance system that not only recorded images in real… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9, 13 +1 Monitoring Video Surveillance Audit Logs Jun 1, 2023
€6,000 Praktiškas UAB: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Lithuanian DPA has fined Praktiškas UAB, the operator of SportGates sports clubs, EUR 6,000. The controller had processed biometric data of customers in the context of their… LITHUANIA ·VDAI ·Art. 5, 9, 13 +2 DPIA Consent Personal Data Jan 9, 2023
€100,000 VIEC Limited: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Irish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on the nursing home operator VIEC Limited. The controller had notified the DPA of a data breach pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR. The… IRELAND ·Art. 5, 32 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Data Breaches Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Security Dec 22, 2022
€8,000 Comune di Vicchio: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 8,000 on Comune di Vicchio. The municipality processed biometric data of employees for the purpose of registering their attendance.… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Biometric Data Special Categories of Data Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Dec 15, 2022
€5,000 Comune di Borgia: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Comune di Borgia. The municipality processed biometric data of employees for the purpose of registering their attendance.… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +1 Special Categories of Data Biometric Data Biometric Data Dec 15, 2022
€20,000 Sportitalia: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on Sportitalia. The controller processed biometric data (fingerprints) of employees for the purpose of registering their… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9, 13 +1 Employees IP Address Special Categories of Data Nov 10, 2022
€20M Clearview Al Inc.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The French DPA has fined Clearview Al Inc. EUR 20,000,000. The company holds a database of more than 20 billion facial images (including those of french residents and nationals)… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 6, 12, 15 +2 Personal Data Biometric Data Biometric Data Oct 17, 2022
APD/GBA (Belgium) - 115/2022 During a meeting where the data subject was not present, the data subject's manager (controller) announced her departure and read out a document issued by the company doctor,… 115/2022 ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Personal Data Controllers Lawful Basis Jul 19, 2022
€20M Clearview Al Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000,000 on Clearview AI Inc. The non-profit organization 'Homos Digitalis' had filed a complaint with the DPA on behalf of the data… HDPA Fairness & Transparency Personal Data IP Address Jul 13, 2022
€9M Clearview Al Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The UK DPA has fined Clearview AI Inc. EUR 9 million. The company holds a database of more than 20 billion facial images (including those of UK residents and nationals) from… UNITED KINGDOM ·ICO ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +7 Fairness & Transparency Retention Period Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations May 18, 2022
€565,000 Dutch Foreign Ministry: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 565,000 on the Dutch Foreign Ministry. As part of its investigation, the DPA found that the National Visa Information System (NVIS)… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 13, 32 Security Public Authority Public Sector Feb 24, 2022
€20M Clearview Al Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has fined U.S.-based Clearview AI EUR 20 million after it was revealed that the company had been applying biometric surveillance techniques on Italian territory.… Garante Fairness & Transparency IP Address Retention Period Feb 10, 2022
€20,000 DAVISER SERVICIOS, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on DAVISER SERVICIOS, S.L.. The company had been processing biometric data (fingerprints) of employees for access to… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5 IP Address Controllers Processing Agreement Nov 30, 2021
€16,000 SERVICIOS LOGÍSTICOS MARTORELL SIGLO XXI, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine on SERVICIOS LOGÍSTICOS MARTORELL SIGLO XXI, S.L.. The company had installed five terminals with a fingerprint control system to record… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 35 DPIA Privacy Impact Assessment IP Address Oct 26, 2021
€600 DSB Austria: sharing medical assessment with municipality lacked Art. 9(2) legal basis Person A is employed at a municipality and has been on sick leave for several weeks in 2013 and 2014. In September 2014, the municipality concluded that Person A's sickness had… Art. 4, 5, 9 +1 Personal Data Health Data Healthcare Aug 5, 2021
€600 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Austrian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 600 on a private individual. A private individual had sent a document obtained in a court case between the data subject and himself to… AUSTRIA ·dsb ·Art. 9 Personal Data Legitimate Interest Political Opinions Aug 5, 2021
€2.5M Mercadona S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined Mercadona S.A. EUR 2,520,000. The controller had installed facial recognition systems in Mercadona stores for the purpose of tracking individuals… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +4 Criminal Data Privacy Impact Assessment IP Address Jul 26, 2021
€20,000 UAB VS FITNESS: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Lithuanian DPA (VDAI) has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on UAB VS FITNESS. After receiving a notification from an individual stating that scanning a fingerprint was necessary… LITHUANIA ·VDAI ·Art. 5, 9, 13 +2 DPIA Biometric Data IP Address Jun 21, 2021
€30,000 Azienda sanitaria provinciale di Enna: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 30,000 on Azienda sanitaria provinciale di Enna. The controller processed biometric data of employees for the purpose of… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Special Categories of Data Biometric Data Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Jan 14, 2021
€725,000 Unknown Organisation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The organisation had required its staff to have their fingerprints scanned to record attendance. However, as the decision of the data protection authority stated, the organisation… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 5, 9 Consent Employees Biometric Data Apr 30, 2020
School in Gdansk (Danzig) (fine imposed against town of Gdansk): Insufficient legal basis for data processing Original summary: A school in Gdansk used biometric fingerprint scanners to authenticate students for the payment process in the school canteen. Although the parents had given… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 5, 9 Education Biometric Data Biometric Data Mar 4, 2020
CZECH REPUBLIC DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Czech Data Protection Auhtority (UOOU) UOOU ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles IP Address Processing Agreement Processing Jan 1, 2020
€5,000 Entirely Shipping & Trading S.R.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The company processed biometric data (fingerprints) of the employees for access to certain rooms tough less intrusive means for the privacy of the data subjects could be used… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +1 Special Categories of Data Employees Personal Data Dec 13, 2019
€511,000 DSK Bank: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Leakage of personal data due to inadequate technical and organisational measures to ensure the protection of information security. Third parties had access to over 23000 credit… BULGARIA ·KZLD ·Art. 32 Personal Data Insurance Security Aug 28, 2019
€18,630 School in Skellefteå: Insufficient legal basis for data processing A school in Skellefteå made a trial to use facial recognition technology. The fine was imposed against the school which had used facial recognition technology to monitor the… SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 9, 35 +1 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Biometric Data Biometric Data Monitoring Aug 20, 2019