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 had queried the new partner of a friend's ex-wife because he feared that well-being of the common child might be in endangered by the new partner.

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