Company – €735 Fine (Hungary, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A company in Hungary was fined after an employee secretly recorded conversations during a home repair without telling the homeowner. The data protection authority found this was against privacy rules that require informing people about recordings. This ruling emphasizes the need for transparency in any data collection.
What happened
An employee of a company made sound recordings with a mobile phone during repair work at a customer's home without informing the customer.
Who was affected
The homeowner whose conversations were recorded without consent.
What the authority found
The authority decided that the company violated privacy rules by not informing the homeowner about the recordings.
Why this matters
This case highlights that companies must be transparent when collecting data, even in informal settings like home repairs. It serves as a warning to businesses about the importance of following privacy laws.
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The Hungarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 735 on a company. An individual had filed a complaint against the company with the DPA. An employee of the company had made sound recordings with a mobile phone during repair work at the complainant's home without informing the complainant.
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Fine
€735
Details
Fine Date
8 August 2022
Authority
Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság
Fine Amount
€735
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1406
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Company - Hungary (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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