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The Dutch Data Protection Authority has declared the objection of the municipality of Enschede unfounded and imposed a fine of 600,000 euros, according to reports by Tweakers. This means that the municipality must still pay the fine of 600,000 euros. The municipality received the fine for wifi tracking without a sound legal basis.
The privacy watchdog, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, has ruled that the fine of 600,000 euros for the municipality of Enschede stands, Tubantia reports. According to the AP, the municipality failed to safeguard privacy when deploying wifi tracking in the city. The municipality received a fine for this last year and lodged an objection.
A Dutch Data Protection Authority fine of 600,000 euros for the municipality of Enschede for wifi tracking. The municipality received the fine for placing wifi sensors in the city that collected the MAC addresses of passers-by’s phones. The way in which the municipality collected the data made it possible to trace individual persons. In doing so, the municipality breached the GDPR, the Dutch Data Protection Authority concluded last year.
A Dutch Data Protection Authority fine of 600,000 euros for the municipality of Enschede for wifi tracking and individuals. In its objection, the municipality of Enschede stated that in practice it had not been possible to trace individuals. The Dutch Data Protection Authority disagrees and has declared the objection unfounded. According to Tubantia, the municipality of Enschede is considering possible further steps.
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