Punishment against the police of Gloucestershire
The police department of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom was convicted because an email was sent to 56 recipients, not using the BBC field (blind copy). As a result, each e-mail recipient was shown all other addressees. The e-mail addressed a case of abuse and was addressed to those affected and interested (lawyers, journalists, victims, etc.), which made the names of the victims and their lawyers to the journalists.
Decision data:
11.06.2018
Country:
United Kingdom
Type of Issue:
Illegal data processing
Number of involved data records:
56
Special category of data involved:
Yes
Fine:
€ 92,000,-
Violation of GDPR Paragraph:
unknown
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