GDPR penalty against knuddels.de

GDPR penalty against knuddels.de

On 22.11.2018, the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (LfDI) of the German state of Baden-Württemberg published information on the first DSGVO sentence imposed in Germany. The fine was imposed on Knuddels GmbH & Co. KG, the operator of the well-known chat portal knuddels.de.

Decision data:
22.11.2018

Country:
Germany

Type of Issue:
Theft of Data

Number of involved data records:
330 000

Special category of data involved:
No

Fine:
€ 20,000,-

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