Police Officer – €800 Fine (Germany, 2019)

€800Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz1 January 2019Germany
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A police officer used a witness's personal data to contact her personally.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 6(GDPR)
Germany enforcementBundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz actionsAll Police Officer actions
Full Legal Summary

A police officer used a witness's personal data to contact her personally.

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Details

Fine Date

1 January 2019

Authority

Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz

Fine Amount

€800

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-143

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