Germany

Police officer

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GDPR enforcement action by Data Protection Authority of Berlin on 2021.

Case details

Authority: Data Protection Authority of Berlin
Date: 2021
Controller / Processor: Police officer
Sector: Individuals and Private Associations
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

A police officer had accessed data in a police database for private research purposes. The police officer queried his stepson's investigative process in order to prepare him for his testimony and to convince the officer in charge of the case of a different crime sequence.

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