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National Police Brigade – €6,000 Fine (Spain, 2020)
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Spain's data protection authority fined the National Police Brigade for making copies of business records without proper legal grounds. This ruling is significant because it shows that even public entities must follow data protection laws. The police did not have the right to process third-party data in this way.
What happened
The National Police Brigade copied business records containing third-party data without a legal basis.
Who was affected
Businesses whose records were copied and contained personal information of third parties.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that the police acted without a valid legal basis for processing the data.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of legal compliance in data handling, even for law enforcement agencies.
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Making copies of a company's business records in the context of investigations which contained data from third parties and for which there was no legal basis for processing.
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Details
Fine Date
19 June 2020
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€6,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. National Police Brigade - Spain (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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