Property Owner – €1,000 Fine (Spain, 2020)

€1,000Agencia Española de Protección de Datos9 June 2020Spain
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General GDPR enforcement action

This case relates to broader data protection obligations, not specifically to cookie or consent banner compliance. It is not included in cookie statistics or the Risk Calculator.

Another property owner in Spain was fined for the same issue of using a CCTV camera that recorded public roads. This case reinforces the need to focus surveillance only on private areas to respect people's privacy.

What happened

A property owner installed a CCTV camera that also recorded public roads.

Who was affected

Individuals walking or driving on the public roads captured by the camera.

What the authority found

The Spanish data protection authority fined the property owner for failing to adhere to data minimization principles.

Why this matters

This ruling highlights consistent enforcement of privacy rules concerning surveillance. Property owners should regularly check their CCTV coverage to ensure compliance with privacy regulations.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 5(1)(c) GDPR
Full Legal Summary
Detailed

Usage of CCTV camera which also captured the public roads outside in a violation of the so called principle of data minimisation.

Details

Fine Date

9 June 2020

Authority

Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

Fine Amount

€1,000

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-287

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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Property Owner - Spain (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu

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