Hospital – €20,000 Fine (Malta, 2025)
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A hospital in Malta was fined for mishandling personal data by combining health information with data from a public electoral register. They did not have permission to process this data, which led to unauthorized access. This case highlights the need for proper data handling practices in healthcare.
What happened
The hospital processed personal data from the public electoral register without legal permission and combined it with health data.
Who was affected
Patients whose health data was improperly combined with information from the electoral register.
What the authority found
The Maltese Data Protection Authority found that the hospital violated multiple GDPR rules by failing to have a legal basis for processing the data and not ensuring its accuracy.
Why this matters
This ruling underscores the importance of having a valid legal basis for processing personal data, especially in sensitive sectors like healthcare. Organizations must ensure they follow strict data handling protocols.
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The DPA of Malta has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a Hospital. The controller processed a data subject's personal data, obtained from the public electoral register, and combined it with health data. However, the controller had no legal basis to process data from the public electoral register, and failed to ensure that the data was correct. This resulted in different datasets being wrongfully combined, meaning that health data was sent to unauthorised third parties. The controller also failed to adequately respond to the data subject's requests to exercise their rights and to appoint a DPO.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Hospital in MT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
2 April 2025
Authority
Information and Data Protection Commissioner
Fine Amount
€20,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1278
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Hospital - Malta (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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