Real estate company – €40,000 Fine (France, 2025)
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A French real estate company was fined €40,000 for improperly monitoring its employees. The company used software to track employees' inactivity and took screenshots of their computers without proper notice. This ruling highlights the importance of respecting employee privacy and following data security rules.
What happened
The company monitored employees by tracking inactivity and taking screenshots without proper notice.
Who was affected
Employees of the real estate company who were monitored without their knowledge.
What the authority found
The French data protection authority found that the company's surveillance measures were excessive and violated data security requirements.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes that companies must be transparent about employee monitoring and implement appropriate data protection measures. It serves as a reminder for businesses to review their surveillance practices.
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The French DPA imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on a real estate company for inappropriately monitoring its employees. A software program recorded “periods of inactivity” and regularly took screenshots of the computers of employees working from home. The program automatically detected when an employee made no keyboard or mouse movements for a period of 3 to 15 minutes. In addition, the employees in the offices were continuously filmed. These measures were deemed disproportionate and were considered problematic and violated data security requirements. The company had also failed to adequately inform employees about the surveillance and to carry out a data protection impact assessment.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Real estate company in FR
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
4 February 2025
Authority
Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés
Fine Amount
€40,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2517
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Real estate company - France (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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