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DPA case 0611-762/2020/8 – No Violation (Slovenia, 2021)
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The Slovenian Information Commissioner ruled that vehicle registration plates can be considered personal data. This decision came after a controller required license plate information for garage access. It highlights the importance of recognizing various types of data as personal.
What happened
A controller conditioned garage access on obtaining vehicle license plate information.
Who was affected
The decision affects individuals whose vehicles are registered and require access to the garage.
What the authority found
The authority determined that license plates are personal data since they can identify individuals.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes that businesses must treat certain vehicle information as personal data. Companies should review their data handling practices to ensure compliance.
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The IP was told that a controller, as a manager, had conditioned the the access of vehicles to a garage on obtaining information about their license plates. By recognizing the license plate numbers that the controller would maintain in the system, the camera would recognize it and provide access to the garage. An essential condition for the vehicle data (including the registration number) to become personal data is therefore that it is possible to identify the person precisely through them. In the specific case, other personal data (addresses, apartment numbers) are processed in addition to the registration plates, so that the individual is identified or can be identified. IP considers that the registration plates of vehicles should be treated as personal data due to their nature, their purpose and the possible identifiability of the individual.
Outcome
No Violation
The DPA investigated and found no violation.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for DPA case 0611-762/2020/8 in SI
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. DPA case 0611-762/2020/8 - Slovenia (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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