Details:
| Summary | The organisation had required its staff to have their fingerprints scanned to record attendance. However, as the decision of the data protection authority stated, the organisation could not rely on exceptions to the processing of this special category of personal data and the company could also not provide any evidence that the employees had given their consent to this data processing. |
| Link: | link |
| Related articles: | Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR |
| Type: | Insufficient legal basis for data processing |
| Fine: | EUR 725,000 |
| Sector | Employment |
All data is based on The CMS’s Law GDPR Enforcement Tracker Source: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/