Parliamentary election candidate – €2,000 Fine (Greece, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A Greek politician was fined for sending election ads via SMS without consent. The politician used contact details given for other purposes, ignoring requests to stop. This case highlights the importance of respecting privacy and consent in political campaigns.
What happened
A parliamentary candidate sent unsolicited election ads via SMS without consent.
Who was affected
The affected individuals were those who received election advertising SMS from the politician without their consent.
What the authority found
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority fined the politician for processing personal data without consent, violating GDPR and national data protection laws.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes that political candidates must respect privacy laws and obtain consent before sending election-related messages. It serves as a warning to politicians about the legal consequences of unsolicited communications.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a parliamentary election candidate. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA because of receiving unsolicited election advertising via SMS from the politician. The data subject had given the politician, who was a minister before the election, their own contact details, but not for the purpose of election advertising. The politician had therefore processed the data for a purpose other than that agreed, without the data subject having consented to this or having been informed about it. The data subject thereupon requested the deletion of their data as well as the ceasing of the SMS sending. However, the politician did not comply with this request and the SMS continued to be sent.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Parliamentary election candidate in GR
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
24 June 2022
Authority
Hellenic Data Protection Authority
Fine Amount
€2,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1255
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Parliamentary election candidate - Greece (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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