Tehnoplus Industry SRL – €5,000 Fine (Romania, 2023)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A Romanian company was fined EUR 5,000 for improperly using GPS tracking in employee vehicles without adequate notice. The company also failed to limit data collection to work hours and could not prove it deleted data on time. This case shows the importance of transparency and data minimization in employee monitoring.
What happened
Tehnoplus Industry SRL installed GPS tracking in company vehicles without informing employees properly.
Who was affected
Employees whose vehicles were monitored without adequate notice and outside of work hours.
What the authority found
The authority found that the company violated data minimization principles and failed to provide sufficient information about the GPS tracking.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of transparency and purpose limitation in employee monitoring practices. Companies should ensure they inform employees about monitoring and limit data collection to necessary and lawful purposes.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Tehnoplus Industry SRL. An employee of the company had filed a complaint with the DPA because the controller had installed a GPS system in their company vehicle for the purpose of monitoring the vehicle without providing them with sufficient information about such installation. During its investigation, the DPA also found that the controller was processing the GPS data outside working hours and for purposes other than originally intended. The DPA considered this to be a violation of the principle of data minimization. In addition, the controller was unable to prove that it did not store the data for longer than legally permitted.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Tehnoplus Industry SRL in RO
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
23 March 2023
Authority
Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal
Fine Amount
€5,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1699
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Tehnoplus Industry SRL - Romania (2023). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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