Sweden

Schockholm School borard

70,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Data Protection Authority of Sweden (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten) on 2023-10-03.

Rank · Sector

#57

of 357 in Public Sector and Education

Rank · Sweden

#22

of 46

Rank · All fines

#603

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Data Protection Authority of Sweden (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten)
Date: 2023-10-03
Controller / Processor: Schockholm School borard
Sector: Public Sector and Education
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), c) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Swedish DPA has fined the Stockholm School Board EUR 70,000 for excessive video surveillance in a school.

A school had installed extensive video surveillance due to past problems with incendiary crimes. During its investigation, the DPA found that there were about 50 fixed cameras in the school monitoring hallways, stairwells and corridors in conjunction with doors, toilets and student lockers. Surveillance was taking place 24/7 with image recording. The DPA concluded that video surveillance for the purpose of preventing incendiary crimes is generally permissible, but that the area covered by the cameras must be limited to the absolute necessary areas. According to the DPA, the video surveillance in the school was too wide and not all cameras were necessary to monitor potential fire hazards.

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