Austrian ministry could face GDPR penalty after publishing personal data online

Austrians’ personal data has been publicly accessible on the Ministry of Economy’s website since 2009. One could simply go to the website, enter a name in the search field and find a person’s address and date of birth, as well as the date of tax returns.

The liberal party NEOS and NGO epicenter.works call it the “biggest data protection scandal of the Second Republic.” NEOS is considering legal action and a GDPR expert thinks it could be successful.

Source: Austrian ministry could face GDPR penalty after publishing personal data online – EURACTIV.com