Spain

Private Individual

1,200 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2020-11-27.

Rank · Sector

#167

of 351 in Individuals and Private Associations

Rank · Spain

#785

of 1,075

Rank · All fines

#2,549

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date: 2020-11-27
Controller / Processor: Private Individual
Sector: Individuals and Private Associations
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine in the amount of EUR 1,200 on a private individual for impersonating a third party on the social networks Tinder and WhatsApp by using images of the third party on their profile. The pictures were used without the consent of the data subject.

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