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DPA case 2025010358 – Dismissed (Iceland, 2026)
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An employee's complaint about being monitored at work was dismissed by Iceland's data protection authority. This is important because it clarifies that companies can use certain tools without violating privacy, as long as they follow the rules.
What happened
An employee claimed her work computer allowed colleagues to access her personal data without permission.
Who was affected
The employee of BL ehf who alleged unauthorized access to her personal information.
What the authority found
The data protection authority found no evidence of unlawful surveillance or inadequate access controls on the employee's computer.
Why this matters
This decision reinforces that companies can use cloud services like OneDrive responsibly, as long as they implement proper security measures and access controls.
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The data subject was an employee of the enterprise BL ehf (the controller). When she started working there, she was provided with a computer set up by the controller’s IT department. The controller had a Microsoft Office 365 subscription, which included OneDrive and Delve for each employee. OneDrive is a cloud storage service linked to a user account, where files may be stored online rather than only locally. The data subject lodged a complaint with the Icelandic DPA (Persónuvernd) against the controller. She argued that she had been subject to unlawful electronic surveillance during her employment and that colleagues had gained unauthorised access to her computer. According to the data subject, the controller had configured her work computer and the software installed on it in such a way that colleagues and supervisors could monitor her work and view personal data stored on her desktop. She claimed that all of her data was automatically saved to a shared OneDrive of the controller and integrated into Delve. According to the data subject, through Delve her personal data was accessible to her colleagues, including passwords, personal work documents, employee-related documents, payslips and a medical certificate. She also claimed that she had witnessed a colleague opening those documents on the colleague’s own work computer. The controller denied that it had subjected the data subject to electronic surveillance or that the access controls for her file storage areas were inadequate. It argued that OneDrive was a personal file storage area assigned to each employee, that employees could access other employees’ documents only if those documents had been shared with them, and that the data subject’s personal data had been adequately secured through access controls. The DPA found no evidence that a shared enterprise OneDrive existed to which the data subject’s personal data had been automatically copied or linked. Instead, it found that the relevant OneDrive was the dat
Outcome
Dismissed
The complaint or investigation was dismissed.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for DPA case 2025010358 in IS
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. DPA case 2025010358 - Iceland (2026). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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