Germany

Data protection officer

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GDPR enforcement action by Data Protection Authority of Thüringen on 2022.

Case details

Authority: Data Protection Authority of Thüringen
Date: 2022
Controller / Processor: Data protection officer
Sector: Not assigned
Quoted Articles: Art. 6 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The DPA of Thüringen has imposed a three-digit fine on the data protection officer of a company. The controller had posted a photo in a WhatsApp group of the company which showed the data subject bleeding heavily after a physical attack. The data subject had not consented to the publication in the WhatsApp group, which is why the DPA concluded that the publication was unlawful due to the lack of a valid legal basis.

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