Court case 19A1286 – Court Ruling (Belgium, 2020)
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A Belgian court ruled that a public transport company wrongly fined a user for not validating a ticket, even though the user had a valid ticket. The court found the company didn't clearly define why it was collecting journey data, which didn't comply with GDPR rules.
What happened
A court found that a public transport company improperly processed user journey data without clear purposes, leading to an unjust fine.
Who was affected
The affected individuals were public transport users whose journey data was processed without clear purposes.
What the authority found
The judge decided that the transport company's data processing practices did not comply with GDPR because the purposes were not clearly defined, and the fine should not be paid.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes the need for companies to clearly define and communicate the purposes of data collection. It serves as a reminder that vague data practices can lead to legal challenges and overturned fines.
GDPR Articles Cited
A STIB user was fined because he did not validate his ticket before entering the bus, although he had a valid transportation ticket. He was sued by the STIB before the local judge (Juge de paix). Is the processing of data of the users compliant with the GDPR ? The judge considered that the processing of the data of the users including the data on their journeys, even if stored in two separate databases, was not in line with the GDPR, because the explicit purposes were not determined in advance, and because the legal basis for doing so was not clear. As a consequence, the judge decided that the fine should not be paid.
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Court case 19A1286 - Belgium (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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