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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Garbage: Lack of data confidentiality, a club sanctioned

Confidentiality & Security | 26/03/2025

โš ๏ธ Using a Document Shredder Can Prevent Penalties! โš ๏ธ Source : PS-00460-2024 ๐Ÿ† A Spanish football club fined for throwing personal data in the tras...

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธPrivacy: A Bug Generates Automatic Sending of Data to Third Parties

Confidentiality & Security | 26/03/2025

๐Ÿšจ Health Data and Adequate Protection! ๐Ÿšจ Source : PS 00540-2024 A Spanish health insurance provider fined €600,000 for a confidentiality breach. The...

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Confidentiality: a doctor sends a file with his patients' data by email

Confidentiality & Security | 26/03/2025

๐Ÿšจ A doctor forgets the fundamental rules of the GDPR! ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ“ง Sending a patient list by email, a costly mistake! To justify a work schedule change, a d...

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธA lack of supervision in the subcontracting relationship

Subcontracting, Legal basis | 26/03/2025

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿšจ Accessing Driving License Points Without Customer Consent: An Auto Insurance Company Fined ๐Ÿšจ The AEPD has imposed a €300,000 fine for illegally a...

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Consultation of bank accounts without legal basis

Legal basis | 26/03/2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿšจ A Curious Bank Employee Illicitly Accesses 6,637 Records Over 460 Days ๐Ÿ“ข Order to Inform Clients About Unauthorized Data Access Source : 1007052...

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธPrivacy: Data disclosed by mistake

Retention & Minimisation, Confidentiality & Security | 26/03/2025

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ” Error: HR Data Displayed on a Company Bulletin Board! Source : PS 00467-2023 โŒ €70,000 Fine by the AEPD During union elections, the company INT...

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๐Ÿ“ข Confidentiality: Sending an email to recipients with a non-blind copy!

Confidentiality & Security | 26/03/2025

Source: PS-00395-2023 Case of Commercial Prospecting Involving GDPR Violation ๐Ÿ“Œ Case Context: • A complaint was filed against the firm RECATALA AGRA...

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Insurance company fined for safety failure โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Confidentiality & Security, Tools & Documentation | 26/03/2025

Source : PS-00453-2023 ๐Ÿ”ด The Facts ๐Ÿ“… October 2022: A cyberattack ๐Ÿ’ป compromised the personal data of 1.6 million people. ๐Ÿ”“ Method: A brute force attac...

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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Video Surveillance: No Employee Monitoring and Live Image Broadcasting ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

Biometrics & Video Surveillance | 25/03/2025

Continuous video surveillance of a pizzeria kitchen ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Facts: The Slovenian Supervisory Authority (SA) conducted an investigation in 2023 at a DODO P...

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๐Ÿšจ Conflict of Interest: Belgian Telecom Company Sanctioned ๐Ÿšจ

DPO | 25/03/2025

In 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority imposed an administrative fine of €50,000 on a Belgian telecommunications company. ๐Ÿ” Case Details The...

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๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท No Biometrics for Monitoring Employeesโ€™ Working Hours! ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ”

Biometrics & Video Surveillance | 25/03/2025

The CNIL has fined a company €10,000 for illegal use of biometric data. Context In 2017, a company was sanctioned for installing a biometric fingerp...

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๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท An E-Commerce Website Fined for Excessive Data Collection ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‘ 

Retention & Minimisation, Confidentiality & Security | 25/03/2025

๐Ÿ’ธ The CNIL has imposed a €250,000 fine ๐Ÿ’ธ Facts: As part of evaluating and training its employees, the e-commerce website recorded customer service ca...

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