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€20,000 AEPD fines El Español for disclosing minor's identity in assault video El León de El Español Publicaciones, S.A., the controller, operates the Spanish digital newspaper „El Español“. It published an article concerning an assault and embedded a video… Spain ·Art. 5, 25, 58 Privacy by Default Privacy by Design Retention Period Jul 27, 2026
€50,000 Italian Garante sanctions Calabrian agency for location tracking of remote workers The Calabrian Regional Agency for Agricultural Development (the controller) implemented a remote work policy that required employees to use a time-tracking application called… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +3 Monitoring DPIA Personal Data Jul 16, 2026
€2M Italian DPA sanctions Lusha Systems for processing contact data without consent in B2B Lusha Systems Inc. (the controller) operated a subscription-based platform that provided professional contact information through a business-to-business (B2B) database. It was an… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 3, 5, 6 +2 Controllers Processing Personal Data Jul 14, 2026
€140 AEPD: Digi Telecom violated Art 6(1) GDPR by issuing duplicate SIM to impersonator On December 28, 2022, DIGI Telecom, the controller, delivered a duplicate SIM card to an unauthorized third party without the consent of the original line holder (the data… Spain ·Art. 5, 6, 83 Telecommunications Personal Data Accountability Jul 13, 2026
€158,000 Italian DPA finds GDPR applies to US-based Character.AI service Character Technologies, Inc (the controller) is a company established in the US that operates the site Character.AI. Character.AI is a generative AI service that allows users to… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 3, 5, 12 +7 Controllers Representatives Processing Jul 3, 2026
€6,000 Italian DPA: vehicle tracking by Liguria Health Agency lawful, information duties met A data subject filed a complaint before the DPA against the Liguria Health Protection Agency (the controller). The data subject was employed by the Ligurian Social and Health Care… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +3 DPIA Privacy by Design Monitoring May 28, 2026
€55,000 Italian DPA: AgID's automatic transfer of PEC addresses to INAD index unlawful The data controller for the case is a government body called the Agency for Digital Italy (AgID). AgID is tasked with driving the adoption of digital technologies in both… Italy ·Garante per la protezione dei dati personali ·Art. 5, 12, 14 +1 Controllers Personal Data Processing May 28, 2026
HDPA (Greece) examines deletion request from National Registry of Undesirable Aliens The complainant, a foreign national, submitted a complaint to the Hellenic DPA through his authorized attorney, seeking his deletion from the Hellenic the National Registry of… 12/2026 ·Art. 23 Personal Data Processing Criminal Data May 13, 2026
€400,000 CAIXABANK, S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) fined Caixabank, S.A. €400,000 for failing to implement sufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure information… Spain ·aepd ·Art. 5, 25 Privacy by Default Security Accountability Apr 15, 2026
€150,000 AEPD (Spain) - EXP202306354 (PS/00312/2024) The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) investigated Vodafone España, S.A.U. as controller after a SIM swapping incident. On 21 September 2021, an unknown third party requested… Art. 5, 6 Personal Data Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Access Controls Feb 11, 2026
€500,000 CURENERGÍA COMERCIALIZADOR DE ÚLTIMO RECURSO S.A.U.: Onvoldoende technische en organisatorische maatregelen om de informatiebeveiliging te waarborgen. Een boete van 500.000 euro - opgelegd door de Spaanse autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming (AEPD). SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 25 Privacy by Default Privacy by Design Security NL Dec 22, 2025
€3,000 Cucina di Fabio S.R.L.: Onvoldoende juridische basis voor de verwerking van persoonsgegevens. Een boete van 3.000 euro - van de Roemeense nationale toezichthoudende autoriteit voor de verwerking van persoonsgegevens (ANSPDCP). ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 6, 15, 17 +1 Personal Data Processing Marketing NL Nov 26, 2025
DSB Austria: Online shop violated GDPR by ignoring request to stop gender-specific On 18 September 2023, a data subject created a customer account with a public limited company operating an online shop (the controller). It allowed customers to place orders… 2025-0.950.759 ·Art. 5, 6, 16 +2 Privacy by Design Privacy by Default Personal Data Nov 24, 2025
€4,750 De districtsinspecteur voor volksgezondheid in Police: Onvoldoende technische en organisatorische maatregelen om de informatiebeveiliging te waarborgen. Een boete van 4.750 euro - van het Poolse nationale bureau voor de bescherming van persoonlijke gegevens (UODO). POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 5, 24, 25 +1 Security Health Data Encryption NL Nov 15, 2025
€865,000 Aktia Pankki Oyj: Onvoldoende technische en organisatorische maatregelen om de informatiebeveiliging te waarborgen. 865.000 euro boete - Waarnemend ombudsman gegevensbescherming. FINLAND ·Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ·Art. 5, 25, 32 Security Data Breaches Access Controls NL Oct 23, 2025
€12,000 Casa di Cura Città di Roma: Onvoldoende technische en organisatorische maatregelen om de informatiebeveiliging te waarborgen. Een boete van 12.000 euro - van de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9, 25 +1 Health Data Healthcare Security NL Sep 11, 2025
€1.8M S-Pankki Oyj: Onvoldoende technische en organisatorische maatregelen om de informatiebeveiliging te waarborgen. 1.800.000 euro boete - Waarnemend ombudsman gegevensbescherming. FINLAND ·Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ·Art. 5, 25, 32 Security Supervisory Authorities Accountability NL Sep 8, 2025
€80,000 Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi: Onvoldoende technische en organisatorische maatregelen om de informatiebeveiliging te waarborgen. Een boete van 80.000 euro - van de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9, 25 +1 Health Data Healthcare Security NL Aug 4, 2025
€25,000 Partij "Alliantie voor de Unie van Roemenië": Niet-naleving van de algemene principes voor gegevensverwerking. Een boete van 25.000 euro - van de Roemeense nationale toezichthoudende autoriteit voor de verwerking van persoonsgegevens (ANSPDCP). ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 6, 25 +1 Security Education Processing NL Jun 26, 2025
€50,000 Regio Lombardije: Onvoldoende juridische basis voor gegevensverwerking. Een boete van 50.000 euro - van de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 25 +3 Processing Data Controller Controllers NL Apr 29, 2025
€20,000 Bedrijf: Niet-naleving van algemene principes voor gegevensverwerking. Een boete van 20.000 euro - De Belgische Autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming (APD). BELGIUM ·APD ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +4 Processing Personal Data Marketing NL Apr 22, 2025
€4,000 Ziekenhuis: Niet-naleving van de algemene principes voor gegevensverwerking. 4.000 euro boete - Kroatische Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (AZOP). CROATIA ·azop ·Art. 13, 14, 25 +1 Health Data Healthcare Personal Data NL Mar 24, 2025
€3.5M CAIXABANK, S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3.5 million on CAIXABANK, S.A. Following a complaint from customers, it was found that the mother of an account holder had access to a… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 25 Privacy by Default Privacy by Design Privacy by Design & Default Dec 12, 2024
€5M CAIXABANK, S.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5 million on CAIXABANK, S.A.. A customer had filed a complaint about having access to a document containing information on a transfer… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 5, 25, 32 Privacy by Default Privacy by Design Accountability Oct 26, 2023
€50,000 Athens Urban Transport Organization: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Hellenic DPA imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on the Athens Urban Transport Organization. As part of its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had failed to comply with… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 5, 25, 35 Privacy by Default Privacy by Design DPIA Sep 25, 2023
€800,000 DISCORD INC.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 800,000 on DISCORD INC.. DISCORD offers an online communication service through which users can chat or make video calls. During its… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 5, 13, 25 +2 DPIA Storage Limitation Privacy by Default Nov 10, 2022
€150M CNIL rejects Google's stay request and ne bis in idem challenge in cookie consent case Google LLC is a subsidiary owned wholly by Alphabet Inc. Google Ireland Limited ('GIL') "presents itself" as the headquarters for the Google group's operations in the EEA and… France ·Art. 56 Cookies Telecommunications Material scope (GDPR) Dec 31, 2021
Deutsche Wohnen SE: Non-compliance with general data processing principles In addition to sanctioning violations of privacy by design principles (Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 25 GDPR - see separate entry), the Berlin data protection commissioner imposed further… GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Privacy by Default Privacy by Design Fines Oct 30, 2019