President of the Zgierz District Court – €2,200 Fine (Poland, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The Polish data protection authority fined the president of the Zgierz District Court for not securing a lost USB stick containing personal data. This matters because it highlights the responsibility of leaders to ensure data security, even when others handle the data.
What happened
The president of the Zgierz District Court was fined for failing to secure a USB stick containing personal data.
Who was affected
The personal data of 400 individuals under probation supervision were affected.
What the authority found
The Polish DPA decided that the court president should have ensured the USB sticks were secure, violating GDPR's data security requirements.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes that leaders are responsible for data security measures, even if others manage the data. Organizations should ensure proper data protection protocols are in place and followed.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Polish DPA (UODO) has imposed a fine of EUR 2,200 on the president of the Zgierz District Court. The president had reported a data breach involving the loss of an unencrypted USB stick by a probation officer. The data medium stored the data of 400 persons under probation supervision. The lost and at the same time unsecured data carrier has not yet been found, so that unauthorized persons could still have access to the personal data it contained. The president had assumed that the duty to secure the data did not lie with himself, but with the respective probation officers who had these data in use. However, the DPA found that the president himself should have secured the USB sticks.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for President of the Zgierz District Court in PL
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
13 August 2021
Authority
Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych
Fine Amount
€2,200
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-817
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. President of the Zgierz District Court - Poland (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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