Germany’s first fine under the GDPR offers enforcement insights
On Nov. 21 , the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Wuerttemberg (LfDI) imposed the first fine under the GDPR in Germany – on a social media company for a violation of its data security obligations.
This is not the first GDPR-related fine in Europe which has become publicly known: the Austrian DPA imposed a €4,800 fine for illegal video surveillance activities, and a €400,000 fine was imposed in Portugal on a hospital after staff members illicitly accessed patient data. However, the current example from Germany provides further insights into how DPAs intend to use their new, heightened fining powers under GDPR.
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