Political organization – Fine (Germany, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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An employee of a political organization sent an email to 400 people, exposing their email addresses and political views. This mistake breached privacy by revealing sensitive information. It highlights the need for careful handling of email lists to protect personal data.
What happened
An employee sent an email to 400 people using an open distribution list, revealing recipients' email addresses and political views.
Who was affected
Email recipients whose addresses and political affiliations were exposed to others.
What the authority found
The authority found that exposing email addresses and political views was a breach of privacy.
Why this matters
This incident emphasizes the importance of using blind carbon copy (BCC) in mass emails to protect recipients' privacy and sensitive information.
An employee of a political organization had sent an e-mail to 400 people in an open distribution list. This not only made the e-mail addresses of all recipients visible to the other recipients but also revealed the political orientation of the recipients.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Political organization in DE
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
1 January 2021
Authority
Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1350
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Political organization - Germany (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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