Denmark

Taxa 4x35

160,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Danish Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) on 2019.

Rank · Sector

#49

of 165 in Transportation and Energy

Rank · Denmark

of 29

Rank · All fines

#393

of 3,042

Case details

Authority: Danish Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet)
Date: 2019
Controller / Processor: Taxa 4x35
Sector: Transportation and Energy
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) e) GDPR
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Danish DPA reported the taxi company to the police and recommended a fine (of 1.2M DKK) for non-adherence to the data-minimization principle. While the company deleted the names of its passengers from all its records after two years, the deletion did not include the rest of the ride records (about 8,873,333 taxi trips). Hence, the company continued to hold onto individual's phone numbers.

Please note: Since Danish law does not provide for administrative fines as in the GDPR (unless it is an uncomplicated case and the accused person consented), fines will be imposed by courts.

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