100 EUR GDPR Fine for Bank Branch

100 EUR GDPR Fine for Bank Branch

A customer wanted to exchange € 100 for Turkish Lira at a bank branch. The employee asked for a proof of identity according to § 5 Z2 Federal Law to Prevent Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, as required in the financial market. Therefore, he made a copy of the customers driver’s license. However, this measure is only appropriate for amounts of € 1000.00 or more. Thus, the data subjects right for protection of personal data is to be prioritized and the processing to be regarded as unlawful. There was a GDPR fine of 100 EUR imposed.

Entscheidungsdatum:
28.05.2020

Land:
Austria

Art des Verstoßes:
Illegal data collection

Betroffene Datensätze:
1

Waren sensible Daten betroffen?:
No

verhängte Geldstrafe:
€ 100,-

Quelle:
https://www.dsb.gv.at/documents/22758/115212/Newsletter_DSB_3_2020.pdf/90579856-6cb5-4206-823a-cacc724cf94e