π₯ π©πͺ Incorrect data, a hospital sanctioned
27/03/2025
π©πͺ Germany: Hospital Fined €105,000 π₯ Patient Mix-up and Billing Error

π₯ Context:

The Data Protection and Freedom of Information Commissioner of the...
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π₯Security and data breach
Confidentiality & Security | 27/03/2025
π₯ π©πͺ German Hospital: €20,000 Fine for a Data Breach π₯ π©πͺ

DPA: Data Protection Authority of the state of Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Violation: Artic...
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π³π΄ Sharing data without a legal basis!
Data Transfers, Legal basis | 27/03/2025
π³π΄ Norway: Dating App Fined for Illegal Disclosure of User Data π³π΄

The dating app Grindr, dedicated to gay, bi, trans, and queer individuals, with 13...
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π«π·No record of processing activities!
Tools & Documentation | 27/03/2025
ππ π«π· The CNIL Sanctions Two Small companies for Lack of Processing Activity Records ππ π«π·

In 2024, the CNIL (French Data Protection Authority) sanct...
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βοΈπ€ New Complaint Against ChatGPT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 27/03/2025
π’ When AI Defames Another Citizen!

The NGO NOYB filed a complaint on March 20, 2025, against OpenAI, and the Norwegian Data Protection Authority has ...
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πͺπΈ βοΈ No Commercial Prospecting via SMS Without Consent
Data Subject Rights, Legal basis | 26/03/2025
Source : PS- 00325-2024 π Context

π’ A citizen received a new unsolicited commercial offer for a gym membership.

βοΈ Complaint filed in March 2024 wi...
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π¨ Abusive recording of employees, video surveillance, performance tracking softwareπ«π·
Retention & Minimisation, Confidentiality & Security, Tools & Documentation | 26/03/2025
β €40,000 Fine for a Real Estate Company The CNIL has sanctioned a company for installing monitoring software on its employees' computers to track the...
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ππΊ π Hungary: A Beauty Contest for Pregnant Women illegal!
Data Subject Rights | 26/03/2025
π’ A Facebook Contest launched by a deputy

On January 28, 2025, a Hungarian MP launched a Facebook beauty contest for pregnant women titled “The Bless...
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πͺπΈ When a Loan Simulation on a Website Turns into a Real Loanβ¦
Data Subject Rights, Retention & Minimisation | 26/03/2025
Right to Erasure Not Applied, a Bank Sanctioned by the AEPD Source : PS 00196-2024

π Facts

A citizen conducted a loan simulation on an online compar...
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πͺπΈ CCTV Surveillance: When a Hotel Gets Tangled in Its Retention Periods!!!
Biometrics & Video Surveillance | 26/03/2025
β οΈ Inconsistencies in Data Retention Policy π’ AEPD Issues a Warning! π Facts:

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05/11/2022 – Client Request ποΈ A guest at a Spanish hotel requested ...
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πͺπΈ Spain: An Influencer Sanctioned by the AEPD After Posting a Video on TikTok!
Data Subject Rights, Retention & Minimisation, Legal basis | 26/03/2025
π’ Consent is Never Implicit!

Source : PS 00471-2023

π± A content creator posted a video on TikTok and Instagram, featuring a 13-year-old minor answe...
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πͺπΈ Spain: When a postal service provider abandons letters in a field...
Confidentiality & Security | 26/03/2025
π Facts: • September 28, 2022: π Police in La Palma discovered 1,404 letters abandoned in a field. π A complaint was filed with the AEPD. The provide...
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