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Medicals Nordic I/S – €80,700 Fine (Denmark, 2021)
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Medicals Nordic I/S was fined for improperly using WhatsApp to share confidential information about citizens. This is important because it emphasizes the need for businesses to handle sensitive data securely and limit access to authorized personnel only.
What happened
Medicals Nordic I/S used WhatsApp groups to share confidential health data about citizens being tested.
Who was affected
Citizens whose confidential health information was shared with unauthorized employees of Medicals Nordic I/S.
What the authority found
The Danish DPA determined that Medicals Nordic I/S failed to protect sensitive information, violating data protection rules.
Why this matters
This ruling serves as a reminder for companies to ensure that their communication practices protect sensitive data from unauthorized access.
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The Danish DPA (Datatilsynet) has fined Medicals Nordic I/S EUR 80,700. In January 2021, the DPA became aware that Medicals Nordic was using WhatsApp to transmit confidential information and health data about citizens being tested in the company's test centres. All employees working in a test centre were invited to a WhatsApp group associated with the test centre. The members of these WhatsApp groups received all the messages transmitted by other employees in the groups. The employees shared confidential information about citizens to the company's central administration through those WhatsApp groups. This meant that employees who, did not have a work-related need to process information - which other employees had to transmit to the central administration - nevertheless received the information, which included, inter alia, personal identity numbers and health data of citizens.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Medicals Nordic I/S in DK
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
9 July 2021
Authority
Datatilsynet (Denmark)
Fine Amount
€80,700
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Medicals Nordic I/S - Denmark (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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