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Germany: Issued Berlin Data Protection Commissioner fine against Deutsche Wohnen for alleged violation of EU GDPR

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Issued Berlin Data Protection Commissioner fine against Deutsche Wohnen for alleged violation of EU GDPR

On 30 October 2019, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (Di) issued a fine of EUR 14.5 million on real estate company Deutsche Wohnen for alleged violations of Articles 5 and 25 of EU General Data Protection Re…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2019-10-30
in force

On 30 October 2019, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (Di)…

2021-02-18
in force

On 18 February 2021, the Berlin Regional Court overturned the EUR 14.5 million fine imposed by the …

2021-12-21
under investigation

On 21 December 2021, the Berlin Court of Appeal submitted two questions to the European Court of Ju…

2023-01-05
under deliberation

On 5 January 2023, the Conference of the Independent Data Protection Authorities of Germany (DSK) i…