Video surveillance of employees customers and passers-by

Video surveillance of employees customers and passers-by

A restaurateur in Germany had installed too many video cameras in his restaurant, which unlawfully captures his customers, employees and the area around the premises during opening hours. He was also unable to justify this extensive monitoring to the data protection authority.

Entscheidungsdatum:
28.01.2021

Land:
Germany

Art des Verstoßes:
violated rights of the data subject

Betroffene Datensätze:
unknown

Waren sensible Daten betroffen?:
No

verhängte Geldstrafe:
€ 9,444,-

Quelle:
Activity report of the independent data protection centre Saarland