DSB (Austria) · 16 September 2026
JournalistPrivate person
About: Data principles, Special categories
FineNo fine
- Regulator
- DSB (Austria)
- Decided
- 16 September 2026
- Country
- Austria
- Sector
- Not given
- Regulator’s reference
- 2026-0.690.562
- Fino case number
- 2026/AT/012
What happened
The DPA issued a reprimand against a journalist for failing to comply with the data minimisation principle, by publishing a court decision on his social media account without properly redacting the name of the accused.
Summary from GDPRhub (noyb), written by its volunteers, not by Fino. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Rules involved
- Art. 5Principles relating to processing of personal data5(1)(c)Read →
- Art. 10Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offencesRead →
- Art. 58Powers58(2)(b)Read →
- Art. 83General conditions for imposing administrative fines83(5)(a)Read →
- Art. 85Processing and freedom of expression and informationRead →
- Data principles
- Special categories
Sources
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