Café Restaurante B.B.B – €900 Fine (Spain, 2020)
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A café in Spain was fined for using CCTV cameras that recorded public spaces outside the café. This is important because it shows businesses must be careful not to overreach when using surveillance.
What happened
Café Restaurante B.B.B used CCTV cameras that captured public spaces outside the café.
Who was affected
People in public areas outside the café who were recorded by the CCTV cameras.
What the authority found
The Spanish Data Protection Authority ruled that the café violated GDPR by not minimizing the data they collected with their cameras.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes the need for businesses to limit surveillance to what's necessary for security. Overly broad camera coverage can lead to privacy violations and fines.
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The cafe used CCTV cameras which also captured the public space outside resulting in a violation of the so called principle of data minimisation.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Café Restaurante B.B.B in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
9 October 2020
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€900
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Café Restaurante B.B.B - Spain (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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