Cyprus

Εκδοτικού Οίκου Δίας

10,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Cypriot Data Protection Commissioner on 2022-02-04.

Rank · Sector

#300

of 369 in Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting

Rank · Cyprus

#17

of 47

Rank · All fines

#1,372

of 3,059

Case details

Authority: Cypriot Data Protection Commissioner
Date: 2022-02-04
Controller / Processor: Εκδοτικού Οίκου Δίας
Sector: Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on the publisher Εκδοτικού Οίκου Δίας. A public figure had filed a complaint with the DPA. The publisher had published incorrect information about the data subject's financial situation on a website. In the course of its investigation, the DPA, weighing the publisher's right to freedom of expression against the data subject's right to privacy and protection of personal data, found that the publisher had unlawfully processed the data of the data subject.
---UPDATE---
The controller appealed against the decision to the Administrative Court, which dismissed the appeal and upheld the DPA's decision.

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