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Unknown – €24,400 Fine (Norway, 2021)
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Norway's data protection authority fined a company for unlawfully forwarding employee emails to a shared account. This case is important because it shows that companies must have a legal basis for processing personal data. Organizations should review their data handling practices to ensure compliance with privacy laws.
What happened
A company was fined for ordering an employee to automatically forward their email account to a shared company account without legal grounds.
Who was affected
The employee whose email account was forwarded without proper authorization.
What the authority found
The Norwegian DPA found that the company acted unlawfully by not having a legal basis for the email forwarding.
Why this matters
This fine serves as a reminder for companies to ensure they have legal grounds for processing personal data, particularly in workplace settings.
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The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined a company NOK 250,000 (EUR 24,400). The controller ordered an employee to set up an automatic forwarding of his/her employee email account to a shared company account. The reason given for this was to improve the company's operations. The DPA found that the controller had no legal basis to order such automatic forwarding. It therefore acted unlawfully.
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Details
Fine Date
2 March 2021
Authority
Datatilsynet (Norway)
Fine Amount
€24,400
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Unknown - Norway (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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