beneficiary of financial aid (data subject) – Dismissed (Austria, 2020)
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An Austrian data protection authority dismissed a complaint from a person whose social security number was shared with a financial service provider for aid purposes. The authority found that sharing the number was necessary for fulfilling legal duties. This decision shows that sharing personal data can be acceptable when it serves a clear purpose under the law.
What happened
A financial aid provider shared a person's social security number with a financial service provider to process aid.
Who was affected
The person whose social security number was shared in the process of providing financial aid.
What the authority found
The DPA ruled that the sharing of the social security number was reasonable and necessary to fulfill statutory duties, complying with data protection rules.
Why this matters
This ruling clarifies that sharing personal data can be lawful when it is necessary for fulfilling legal obligations. Companies should ensure that data sharing is justified and aligns with legal requirements.
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Entities Involved
== Facts == The Arbeitsmarktservice, an entity of public law, entrusted with paying benefits (controller) shared a data subject's social security number with a financial service provider in order to provide financial aid. The data subject lodged a complaint with the Austrian DPA (DSB) regarding the disclosure of their social security number. The procedure was in accordance with the [https://www.bmf.gv.at/en.html Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance] et al. in order to fulfill statutory services. The social security number allows easier data management and traceability, for example when financial transactions fail, and is not used for health-related purposes. The DPA held that the use of the data subject's social security number by the controller was reasonable in order to fulfill their statutory duties under the principal of data minimisation. The social security number constitutes personal data, which essentially poses an interest of confidentiality for the data subject under [https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/eli/bgbl/i/1999/165/A1P1/NOR40139563?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Kundmachungsorgan=&Index=&Titel=DSG&Gesetzesnummer=&VonArtikel=&BisArtikel=&VonParagraf=1&BisParagraf=&VonAnlage=&BisAnlage=&Typ=&Kundmachungsnummer=&Unterzeichnungsdatum=&FassungVom=05.11.2020&VonInkrafttretedatum=&BisInkrafttretedatum=&VonAusserkrafttretedatum=&BisAusserkrafttretedatum=&NormabschnittnummerKombination=Und&ImRisSeitVonDatum=&ImRisSeitBisDatum=&ImRisSeit=Undefined&ResultPageSize=100&Suchworte=&Position=1&SkipToDocumentPage=true&ResultFunctionToken=43c38f3f-daa5-4144-bb4f-4332e4426caf § 1(1) DSG]. As a government agency under [https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/eli/bgbl/i/1999/165/A1P1/NOR40139563?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Kundmachungsorgan=&Index=&Titel=DSG&Gesetzesnummer=&VonArtikel=&BisArtikel=&VonParagraf=1&BisParagraf=&VonAnlage=&BisAnlage=&Typ=&Kundmachungsnummer=&Unterzeichnungsdatum=&FassungVom=05.11.2020&VonInkrafttretedatum=&BisInkrafttretedatum=&VonAusserkrafttretedatum=&BisAusserkrafttretedatu
Outcome
Dismissed
The complaint or investigation was dismissed.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for beneficiary of financial aid (data subject) in AT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. beneficiary of financial aid (data subject) - Austria (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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