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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น OPT-OUT / Penalty

Data Subject Rights | 26/06/2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy - ๐Ÿ  Estate agency penalised for unwanted calls ๐Ÿ”” A reminder: a single complaint can trigger an inspection! Regulator: Il Garante (GPDP) Sour...

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โŒ› Delay in processing requests for access rights

Data Subject Rights | 26/06/2025

๐Ÿ” When emails sent to the DPO are identified as SPAM! Regulator: CNPD, Luxembourg Source: Deliberation no. 1FR/2025 of 6 January 2025 ๐Ÿšฆ Response tim...

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Penalty amounts

Tools & Documentation | 26/06/2025

โš–๏ธ 1. CNIL Penalties๐Ÿ“ No obligation to reveal how fines are calculated“The CNIL must state the legal and factual grounds for a sanction, but it is not...

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Video surveillance: Use without authorization

Biometrics & Video Surveillance, Confidentiality & Security | 05/05/2025

Source : PS 0345-2024 ๐ŸŽฏ Context: A supermarket customer complains about a refund error. An employee shows her the CCTV footage captured on her mobil...

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๐Ÿ“ฃ A lack of confidentiality

Confidentiality & Security | 28/04/2025

๐Ÿ”Ž Confidentiality broken in an internal investigation protocol = €120,000 fine. Source: PS 0505-2024 The Spanish regulator, AEPD has fined a company...

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๐Ÿฆ Bank and Access

Confidentiality & Security | 08/04/2025

Source : PS/00477/2023 ·       A bank allowed unauthorized access to a joint bank account by a third party (the mother of one of the holders), withou...

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๐Ÿ“Œ Data Deletion Not Effectively Implemented

Legal basis | 08/04/2025

๐Ÿ“œ Data Blocking and Deletion : Breach of Article 32 of the LOPDGDD Source :PS-00176-2024   The AEPD imposed a €20,000 fine (reduced to €16,000 for e...

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๐ŸŠCookies and Commercial Prospecting ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Cookies & Trackers | 04/04/2025

๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿช €50 Million Fine for a French Telecom Operator ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿช On November 14, 2024, the CNIL imposed a €50 million fine on a French telecom operator for displ...

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Costly negligence and security

Confidentiality & Security | 30/03/2025

๐Ÿ” Personal data & security  A loan comparator ๐Ÿ“… On December 17, 2024, the Finnish Data Protection Authority fined a loan comparator €950,000 for secu...

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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Health data and online publication

Data Subject Rights, Legal basis | 30/03/2025

๐Ÿ“ธ Doctor: Publication of post-op photos of a former patient... Source : N°50-2024 Greece ๐Ÿ’ฅ The Hellenic Data Protection Authority has issued an ex...

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๐Ÿ”Ž๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด DPO and insufficient resources

DPO | 30/03/2025

๐Ÿ“Œ €351,000 fine for a telecommunications company (Norway) ๐Ÿ“† March 2025 ๐Ÿ“š Articles violated: 24, 37, 38 and 39 of the GDPR. Source : 21-03823-45 Foll...

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๐Ÿ’ฅ Intrusive surveillance of employees

Data Subject Rights, Retention & Minimisation | 30/03/2025

Source : 10096474, Italy, Il garante per la protezione dei dati ๐Ÿ” When access to employees' computers turns into widespread surveillance... and cost...

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