Spain

Private individual

10,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2023-07-12.

Rank · Sector

#41

of 351 in Individuals and Private Associations

Rank · Spain

#410

of 1,075

Rank · All fines

#1,398

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date: 2023-07-12
Controller / Processor: Private individual
Sector: Individuals and Private Associations
Quoted Articles: Art. 6 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on a private individual. The individual, a guard at a detention center, took pictures from the detention center's video surveillance system and forwarded them to colleagues via WhatsApp. The pictures showed a female visitor to the correctional facility. The DPA found that the individual did not have a sufficient legal basis to take and forward the pictures.

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