Property Owner – €1,000 Fine (Spain, 2020)
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
Usage of CCTV camera which also captured the public roads outside in a violation of the so called principle of data minimisation.
Related Enforcement Actions (1)
Other enforcement actions involving Property Owner in ES
Details
Fine Date
9 June 2020
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€1,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-287
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Property Owner - Spain (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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