Uppsalahem AB – €26,400 Fine (Sweden, 2020)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Uppsalahem AB was fined EUR 26,400 for using a surveillance camera that recorded common areas in an apartment building without proper legal justification. The camera captured footage of tenants entering and leaving their homes. This case is significant because it emphasizes the need for balancing security measures with privacy rights.
What happened
Uppsalahem AB conducted camera surveillance of common areas in an apartment building without a valid legal basis.
Who was affected
Tenants in the apartment building whose movements were recorded by the surveillance camera.
What the authority found
The Swedish DPA found that Uppsalahem AB breached GDPR by not having a valid reason for the camera surveillance.
Why this matters
This ruling reminds property managers to carefully assess the necessity and legality of surveillance systems to protect tenant privacy. It stresses the importance of evaluating privacy impacts when implementing security measures.
GDPR Articles Cited
The housing company set up a surveillance camera to film the door of a tenant who had been objected to harassment and disturbances for a long time. In the camera's recording area, another tenant’s door could be seen, as well as tenants walking in and out of the apartment house. The camera recording was without sound recording or real-time monitoring, and the recordings could only be accessed by five people within the company. Does the interest of camera surveillance to combat disturbances and harassment in an apartment building outweigh the right to the integrity of the tenants under Article 6(1)(f)? The DPA held that Uppsalahem AB had processed personal data in breach of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR by conducting camera surveillance of common areas in an apartment building.
Related Enforcement Actions (1)
Other enforcement actions involving Uppsalahem AB in SE
Details
Fine Date
14 December 2020
Authority
DPA Datainspektionen
Fine Amount
€26,400
300,000 SEK
GDPRhub ID
gdprhub-3001About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Uppsalahem AB - Sweden (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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