Private individual – €1,500 Fine (Spain, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Spain fined a private individual EUR 1,500 for using security cameras that recorded public areas without proper notice. The cameras violated privacy rules by capturing more than necessary and not informing people. This is important because it shows individuals must respect privacy laws, even at home.
What happened
A private individual installed video surveillance cameras that recorded public spaces without proper notification to those being recorded.
Who was affected
People passing through public areas that were captured by the individual's surveillance cameras.
What the authority found
The Spanish DPA determined the individual violated GDPR by not minimizing data collection and failing to inform people about the surveillance.
Why this matters
This case highlights that even private individuals must comply with privacy laws when using surveillance technology. It serves as a warning that capturing public spaces without consent can lead to fines.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,500 on a private individual. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the public space. The DPA considered this to be a violation of the principle of data minimization. In addition, the controller had not properly informed the data subjects about the processing of the data by the video surveillance and thus violated its duty to inform. The fine is made up of EUR 1,000 for a violation of Art. 5 (1) c) GDPR and EUR 500 for a violation of Art. 13 GDPR.
Related Enforcement Actions (4)
Other enforcement actions involving Private individual in ES
Fine
€2K
Details
Fine Date
13 January 2022
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€1,500
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-989
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Private individual - Spain (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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