Entirely Shipping & Trading S.R.L. – €5,000 Fine (Romania, 2019)

€5,000Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal13 December 2019Romania
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Entirely Shipping & Trading S.R.L. was fined for improperly using video cameras to monitor employees in their offices and changing rooms. The authority found that the company collected more data than necessary, violating privacy rules. This case shows that businesses must limit data collection to what is truly needed.

What happened

The company was fined for excessively processing employee data through video surveillance.

Who was affected

Employees whose personal data was captured by the company's video cameras.

What the authority found

The authority ruled that the company violated data minimization principles by collecting excessive personal data.

Why this matters

This ruling underscores the importance of data minimization for businesses. Companies should evaluate their surveillance practices to ensure they only collect necessary information.

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The company processed biometric data (fingerprints) of the employees for access to certain rooms tough less intrusive means for the privacy of the data subjects could be used (violation of principle of 'data minimization')

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Entirely Shipping & Trading S.R.L. in RO

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Fine Date

13 December 2019

Authority

Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal

Fine Amount

€5,000

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-185

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