Restaurant – €2,000 Fine (Germany, 2019)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A restaurant in Germany was fined for using surveillance cameras that monitored customer areas, violating data minimization principles. This is important because it shows that businesses must limit data collection to what's necessary.
What happened
The restaurant used video surveillance cameras that monitored customer areas, violating data minimization rules.
Who was affected
Customers who were recorded by the surveillance cameras in the restaurant.
What the authority found
The German data protection authority fined the restaurant for excessive data collection, breaching GDPR's data minimization principle.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of limiting surveillance to necessary areas, reminding businesses to evaluate their data collection practices to ensure compliance with privacy regulations.
GDPR Articles Cited
Video surveillance cameras have been used in violation of principle of data minimisation (monitoring also of customer areas in restaurants).
Related Enforcement Actions (4)
Other enforcement actions involving Restaurant in DE
Fine
€2K
Details
Fine Date
1 January 2019
Authority
Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz
Fine Amount
€2,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-236
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Restaurant - Germany (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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