Association for the prevention and study of crimes, abuses and negligence in information technology and advanced communications (APEDANICA) – €5,000 Fine (Spain, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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APEDANICA was fined EUR 5,000 by the Spanish data protection authority for publishing documents containing personal data online. The documents were related to a request for information about another company. This case emphasizes the need to protect personal data when sharing information publicly.
What happened
APEDANICA published documents with personal data on the internet after requesting information from the Spanish data protection authority.
Who was affected
Customers and employees of LEGAL ERASER SL were affected by the publication of their personal data.
What the authority found
The Spanish data protection authority fined APEDANICA for improperly handling and publishing personal data, violating GDPR's data minimization principle.
Why this matters
This case serves as a warning to organizations about the risks of sharing personal data publicly. It stresses the importance of data minimization and careful handling of personal information to avoid breaches and fines.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA has fined the Association for the prevention and study of crimes, abuses and negligence in information technology and advanced communications (APEDANICA) EUR 5,000. Employees of the company LEGAL ERASER SL had filed a complaint with the DPA. The controller had requested information about LEGAL ERASER from the DPA as part of the right to information based on the Spanish Transparency Act. The controller then published the documents, some of which contained personal data of LEGAL ERASER's customers and employees, on 58 links on the Internet.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Association for the prevention and study of crimes, abuses and negligence in information technology and advanced communications (APEDANICA) in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
25 November 2022
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€5,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1518
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Association for the prevention and study of crimes, abuses and negligence in information technology and advanced communications (APEDANICA) - Spain (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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