Deutsche Wohnen SE – Fine (Germany, 2019)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Germany's data protection commissioner imposed fines on Deutsche Wohnen for improperly storing tenant data. This ruling stresses the importance of protecting personal information from unnecessary storage.
What happened
Deutsche Wohnen stored personal data of tenants inappropriately.
Who was affected
Tenants whose personal information was stored without proper justification.
What the authority found
The commissioner ruled that Deutsche Wohnen violated privacy principles by failing to store data appropriately.
Why this matters
This case highlights the need for companies to follow privacy by design principles. It encourages businesses to review their data storage practices to avoid similar issues.
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In addition to sanctioning violations of privacy by design principles (Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 25 GDPR - see separate entry), the Berlin data protection commissioner imposed further fines of between 6,000 and 17,000 euros on the company for the inadmissible storage of personal data of tenants in 15 specific individual cases.
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Fine
Details
Fine Date
30 October 2019
Authority
Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-99
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Deutsche Wohnen SE - Germany (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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