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Innovasjon Norge – €95,500 Fine (Norway, 2021)
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Innovasjon Norge, a national development bank in Norway, was fined for checking a person's credit without permission. The bank analyzed the person's financial data without any legal basis. This fine serves as a reminder for companies to ensure they have proper consent before accessing personal information.
What happened
Innovasjon Norge was fined for conducting unauthorized credit checks on a person.
Who was affected
A person whose financial data was checked without their consent by the bank.
What the authority found
The authority determined that Innovasjon Norge lacked a valid legal basis for processing the person's personal data.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes the importance of obtaining consent before handling personal data. Companies should review their practices to avoid similar penalties.
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The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined the national development bank Innovasjon Norge NOK 1,000,000 (EUR 95,500). The controller had carried out several credit checks on the data subject without any contractual basis for doing so. For this purpose, the bank had analyzed numerous financial data of the data subject without the data subject's consent.
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Details
Fine Date
18 May 2021
Authority
Datatilsynet (Norway)
Fine Amount
€95,500
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Innovasjon Norge - Norway (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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