GDPR Fines

A public record of GDPR enforcement across Europe — compiled by INPLP members

Private person

Country
Germany
Fine
2,500 EUR
Date
2019-02-05
Sector
Private Sector
Articles
Art. 6 GDPRArt. 5 GDPR

Insufficient legal basis for data processing

8 The fine was impossed against a private individual who sent lots of e-mails within 3 months in 2018, in which he used personal e-mail addresses visible to all recipients, from which each recipient could read countless other recipients. The man was accused of ten offences and between 131 and 153 personal mail addresses were identifiable in his mailing list. Authority: Data Protection Authority of Sachsen-Anhalt