Austria
Journalist
80 €
GDPR enforcement action by Austrian Data Protection Authority (dsb) on 2025-11-18.
Rank · Sector
#349
of 351 in Individuals and Private Associations
Rank · Austria
#38
of 38
Rank · All fines
#3,037
of 3,042
Case details
- Authority
- Austrian Data Protection Authority (dsb)
- Date
- 2025-11-18
- Controller / Processor
- Journalist
- Sector
- Individuals and Private Associations
- Quoted Articles
- Art. 5 (1) a), c) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR
- Type of violation
- Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Summary
The Austrian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 80 on a Journalist. The controller published unnecessary private data about a data subject on social media, including their address.
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