PODEMOS PARTIDO POLÍTICO – €2,400 Fine (Spain, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The Spanish data protection authority fined the political party PODEMOS EUR 2,400 for improperly using surveillance cameras that recorded public spaces and not informing people about it. This case shows that organizations must respect privacy by minimizing data collection and informing people about surveillance.
What happened
PODEMOS installed video surveillance cameras that recorded public spaces without properly informing people.
Who was affected
Individuals in the vicinity of the surveillance cameras, including those in public spaces.
What the authority found
The authority found that PODEMOS violated GDPR by collecting more data than necessary and failing to inform people about the surveillance.
Why this matters
This decision emphasizes the need for organizations to limit data collection to what is necessary and to clearly inform people about surveillance activities. It serves as a warning to review and adjust surveillance practices to comply with privacy laws.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine on the political party PODEMOS PARTIDO POLÍTICO. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the public space. The DPA considered this to be a violation of the principle of data minimization. In addition, the controller had not properly informed the data subjects about the processing of the data by the video surveillance and thus violated its duty to inform. Due to voluntary payment and acknowledgement of guilt, the original fine in the amount of EUR 4,000 was reduced to EUR 2,400.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for PODEMOS PARTIDO POLÍTICO in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
27 July 2021
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€2,400
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-783
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. PODEMOS PARTIDO POLÍTICO - Spain (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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