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Motor insurance center – €52,000 Fine (Finland, 2021)
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A motor insurance center in Finland was fined for asking for too much patient data when processing claims. The Finnish Data Protection Authority found that the company collected unnecessary information, violating data protection rules. This ruling serves as a reminder for companies to only request data that is essential for their operations.
What happened
The motor insurance center excessively requested patient data that was not necessary for processing claims.
Who was affected
Patients whose data was requested by the motor insurance center during the claims process.
What the authority found
The Finnish Data Protection Authority ruled that the motor insurance center violated data protection principles by collecting excessive patient data.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes the importance of data minimization, reminding businesses to only collect information that is necessary for their services.
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The Finnish DPA has fined a motor insurance center EUR 52,000. The controller had excessively requested patient data from within the healthcare system for the purpose of processing claims. However, much of the data was not necessary to process the claims. For example, the DPA found that the motor vehicle insurance center had also collected patient visit notes to determine whether the health care provider had billed for visits that were not related to the examination or treatment of injuries caused by the accident. The DPA notes that the Finnish Motor Insurance Act does not justify direct access to all patient data, but that the information requested must be necessary for the processing of the claim. For this reason, the authority recognized a violation of the principles of legality and transparency as well as data minimization in practice.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Motor insurance center in FI
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
16 December 2021
Authority
Tietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto
Fine Amount
€52,000
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Motor insurance center - Finland (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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