Barcelona Airport Security Guard Association ('AVSAB') – €3,000 Fine (Spain, 2020)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The Spanish data protection authority fined the Barcelona Airport Security Guard Association for using WhatsApp to share employees' personal information without protecting their privacy. This matters because it highlights the importance of keeping personal data confidential, even in casual communication channels.
What happened
A security committee member shared employees' personal data via WhatsApp without ensuring confidentiality.
Who was affected
Employees of the Barcelona Airport Security Guard Association whose personal information was shared.
What the authority found
The Spanish authority ruled that sharing personal data without confidentiality violated GDPR's principle of data protection.
Why this matters
This case underscores the need for organizations to protect personal data across all communication methods, not just formal channels. It serves as a reminder that privacy rules apply to everyone handling personal data, not just the main company.
GDPR Articles Cited
A member of the AVSAB security committee used WhatsApp to send messages to private phone numbers containing personal information about employees. This was a violation of the confidentiality principle that, according to the AEPD, must be respected not only by the data controller, but also by any other subject involved in any phase of the processing.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Barcelona Airport Security Guard Association ('AVSAB') in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
7 September 2020
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€3,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-390
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Barcelona Airport Security Guard Association ('AVSAB') - Spain (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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