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Electrotecnica Bastida S.L. – €3,000 Fine (Spain, 2021)
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Spain's data protection authority fined Electrotecnica Bastida S.L. EUR 3,000 after police found medical examination results left unsecured in a vacant lot. The authority determined that the company failed to protect personal data properly. This case underscores the need for businesses to implement strong security measures for sensitive information.
What happened
Electrotecnica Bastida S.L. was fined for failing to secure personal data, which was found abandoned in a public area.
Who was affected
Employees' medical examination results belonging to Electrotecnica Bastida S.L. were affected by this breach.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that the company did not implement adequate measures to protect personal data, violating data protection rules.
Why this matters
This case serves as a reminder for companies to take data security seriously and ensure that personal information is properly safeguarded.
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The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined Electrotecnica Bastida S.L. EUR 3,000. Police officers had found 29 envelopes addressed to the controllers' respective employees on a vacant lot in the local industrial area. Two envelopes had already been opened. The envelopes contained results of medical examinations. The AEPD considered this to be a breach of the controller's duty to implement adequate technical and organizational measures to protect the processing of personal data.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Electrotecnica Bastida S.L. in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
5 April 2021
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€3,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-622
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Electrotecnica Bastida S.L. - Spain (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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