Municipality of Oslo – €39,000 Fine (Norway, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The Municipality of Oslo was fined €39,000 for accidentally publishing a subpoena with personal and health information on its website. This mistake exposed sensitive data to the public, violating privacy rules. The case shows the importance of handling confidential documents carefully to protect personal information.
What happened
A subpoena containing personal and health data was mistakenly published on Oslo's municipal website.
Who was affected
The individual whose personal and health information was disclosed in the subpoena.
What the authority found
The Norwegian data authority found that the Municipality of Oslo violated GDPR by failing to protect personal data from public disclosure.
Why this matters
This incident highlights the critical need for public entities to classify and handle sensitive documents properly. It serves as a warning to ensure that confidential information is not inadvertently exposed online.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has imposed a fine of EUR 39,000 on the Municipality of Oslo. On a website of the controller a subpoena from the public prosecutor's office concerning the data subject had been published. The subpoena contained, among other things, personal information such as health data. The incident occurred because the subpoena was not originally classified as confidential and accordingly was not exempted from public disclosure. The document was publicly available for five hours before it was removed.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Municipality of Oslo in NO
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
20 May 2021
Authority
Datatilsynet (Norway)
Fine Amount
€39,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-688
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Municipality of Oslo - Norway (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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