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Company – €8,900 Fine (Germany, 2022)
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A company in Germany was fined €8,900 for not securing its customer database properly. The investigation revealed that the company only used a long web address as protection, which was not enough to keep the data safe. This case shows that businesses must take adequate steps to protect customer information.
What happened
A company was fined for failing to implement proper security measures for its online customer database.
Who was affected
Customers whose personal data was stored in the company's unsecured database.
What the authority found
The authority found that the company did not take sufficient measures to protect personal data, violating GDPR's security requirements.
Why this matters
This case highlights the need for businesses to implement strong security measures to protect customer data. Companies should regularly review their data protection practices to avoid fines.
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The DPA of Niedersachsen imposed a fine of EUR 8,900 on a company. The company had a customer database on the Internet with thousands of entries. During its investigation, the DPA found that the only access protection the company had implemented was a long-form web address but not additional measures such as password-protected access. The controller relied on the fact that the web would not become known.
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Fine
€9K
Details
Fine Date
1 January 2022
Authority
Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz
Fine Amount
€8,900
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1886
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Company - Germany (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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