Spanish Data Protection Authority Fines Vodafone

                                                                                                          04.10.2021

On the 5th of October 2021, Spanish Data Protection Authority (“AEPD”) imposed a fine on Vodafone for a loss of confidentiality and a lack of adequate technical and organisational measures.

The claim is based on the sending by the telephone company of third-party invoices to the claimant. After repeatedly communicating this to the telephone company, the claimant did not receive a response. According to the above, another customer had activated notifications to send invoices to the claimant's email account; for this reason, he/she was receiving the invoice availability notices in his/her email.

The AEPD imposed a total fine of 50,000 EUR for both violations considering mainly the duration and the negligent character of the infringement, and also the linking of the activity of the telephone company with the processing of personal data of its customers.

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