Sweden

Uppsalahem AB

29,500 €

GDPR enforcement action by Data Protection Authority of Sweden (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten) on 2020-12-15.

Rank · Sector

#10

of 86 in Real Estate

Rank · Sweden

#30

of 46

Rank · All fines

#928

of 3,051

Case details

Authority: Data Protection Authority of Sweden (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten)
Date: 2020-12-15
Controller / Processor: Uppsalahem AB
Sector: Real Estate
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Swedish DPA (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten) fined the housing company Uppsalahem AB SEK 300,000 (EUR 29,500). The housing company had installed surveillance cameras in an apartment building to monitor one floor after disturbances and security incidents occurred. The cameras not only monitored the staircase, but also the front door of a resident. Therefore, when the door was opened, the inside of the apartment was also captured by the video surveillance. While the company may have had a legitimate interest in the video surveillance, this is outweighed by the residents' right to privacy.

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