Norway

Eidskog municipality

20,900 €

GDPR enforcement action by Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet) on 2024-09-06.

Rank · Sector

#119

of 357 in Public Sector and Education

Rank · Norway

#33

of 53

Rank · All fines

#1,017

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet)
Date: 2024-09-06
Controller / Processor: Eidskog municipality
Sector: Public Sector and Education
Quoted Articles: Art. 6 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Norwegian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 20,900 on Eidskog municipality for giving two former employees access to a whistleblower’s report without redacting sensitive health and financial data. The the DPA found that the municipality had no legal basis for processing this information and had previously published confidential information about the whistleblower.

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