Czech Republic

Avast Software s.r.o.

13,900,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Czech Data Protection Auhtority (UOOU) on 2024-04-15.

Rank · Sector

of 597 in Industry and Commerce

Rank · Czech Republic

of 73

Rank · All fines

#42

of 3,051

Case details

Authority: Czech Data Protection Auhtority (UOOU)
Date: 2024-04-15
Controller / Processor: Avast Software s.r.o.
Sector: Industry and Commerce
Quoted Articles: Unknown
Type of violation: Unknown

Summary

The Czech DPA has fined Avast Software s.r.o. EUR 13.9 million. The company had disclosed the personal data of around 100 million users of its antivirus software to the US company Jumpshot. Avast had transferred this data, including the users' pseudonymized Internet browsing history in connection with a unique ID, to Jumpshot, but falsely declared it to be anonymized. Users were incorrectly informed about the transfer of anonymized data, although partial identification of the data subjects was possible.

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