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Südameapteegi e-apteek – €100,000 Fine (Estonia, 2020)
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Südameapteegi e-apteek was fined EUR 100,000 for letting unauthorized people view patients' prescriptions. This is important because it emphasizes the need for companies to protect sensitive health information and secure consent from users before sharing it.
What happened
Südameapteegi e-apteek allowed third parties to access patients' prescriptions without their consent.
Who was affected
Patients whose prescription information was accessible to others without their approval.
What the authority found
The Estonian DPA found that Südameapteegi e-apteek did not comply with GDPR requirements regarding user consent for personal data processing.
Why this matters
This ruling serves as a warning for other pharmacies to ensure they have proper consent mechanisms in place to avoid hefty fines.
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The Estonian DPA (Andmekaitse Inspektsioon) fined three online pharmacies EUR 100,000 each for processing personal data without the consent of the data subjects. The data in question are prescriptions for medicines of the data subjects. Third parties were able to view another person's current prescriptions in the e-pharmacy environment without their consent, based only on access to their personal identification code. The DPA highlighted that while it must be possible to purchase prescription drugs for other people, it is the responsibility of the company to ensure that the processing of the personal data required for this purpose only takes place with the consent of the data subjects. The confirmation of another person that they may access the data, however, does not correspond to the voluntary consent of the prescription holder, since the e-pharmacy cannot check whether and for what purpose the consent was given and whether it was given voluntarily.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Südameapteegi e-apteek in EE
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
1 December 2020
Authority
Andmekaitse Inspektsioon
Fine Amount
€100,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Südameapteegi e-apteek - Estonia (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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