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Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (NAIH) · 23 July 2020

Forbes Hungary

Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Fine€560Fine issued
Regulator
Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (NAIH)
Decided
23 July 2020
Country
Hungary
Sector
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
Regulator’s reference
Not recorded
Fino case number
2020/HU/010
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What happened

The Hungarian DPA (NAIH) issued a fine against Forbes Hungary which published the list of the 50 wealthiest Hungarians and the list of the biggest family-owned businesses, for not performing a balance of interests prior to the publication and lack of information on the rights of the complainant.

Summary from the GDPRhub page for this decision, written by its volunteers, not by Fino. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Rules involved

  • Data principles
  • Unlawful processing

Sources

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