Punishment against Heathrow Airport

Punishment against Heathrow Airport

According to the senior official, an airport employee has lost a USB stick containing confidential information. Among the more than 1,000 files saved were:

• Personal data such as names, dates of birth and passport numbers of ten persons from a training video
• Personal data of up to 50 security personnel

Furthermore, it was reported that on this USB stick also travel data of the British Queen would be stored, and this information has not been confirmed by the British Data Protection Authority ICO.

Decision data:
08.10.2018

Country:
United Kingdom

Type of Issue:
technical deficiency

Number of involved data records:
60

Special category of data involved:
Yes

Fine:
€ 135,000,-

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