Germany: Investigation into Volkswagen over alleged data data protection violations during assisted driving testing
Progress
Current status
in force
26 Jul 2022 in force
Scope
Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Volkswagen fined for data protection violations during assisted driving testing
On 26 July 2022, the State Commissioner for Data Protection (LfD) of Lower Saxony announced that it has concluded its investigation into Volkswagen and issued a fine of EUR 1.1 million for General Data Protection Regulation violations. The violation…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority