DPC - Health Service Executive (IN-19-9-2)
| DPC - Health Service Executive (IN-19-9-2- | |
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| Authority: | DPC (Ireland) |
| Jurisdiction: | Ireland |
| Relevant Law: | Article 5(1)(f) GDPR Article 32(1) GDPR Section 110, Data Protection Act 2018 Section 111, Data Protection Act 2018 |
| Type: | Investigation |
| Outcome: | Violation Found |
| Started: | |
| Decided: | 29.09.2020 |
| Published: | |
| Fine: | None |
| Parties: | n/a |
| National Case Number/Name: | Health Service Executive (IN-19-9-2- |
| European Case Law Identifier: | n/a |
| Appeal: | Unknown |
| Original Language(s): | English |
| Original Source: | Data Protection Commission (in EN) |
| Initial Contributor: | Cellular |
After a first decision (IN-19-9-1) imposed a fine, reprimanded the HSE, and ordered the HSE to bring its processing into compliance. There were no further additional corrective powers exercised in this second decision (IN-19-9-2) in light of how the first decision addressed the circumstances of the same infringements as were subsequently also identified in the second decision.
English Summary
Facts
A personal data breach has been notified by the HSE to the DPC on 1 May 2019. The personal data breach occurred when a member of the public found documentation that contained the personal data of 15 data subjects, including data relating to clinical information and treatments received. The documents were created in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, but were discovered by a member of the public in their front garden.
Dispute
Holding
The decision found that the HSE infringed Articles 5(1)(f) and 32(1) of the GDPR by failing to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk presented by its use and disposal of hardcopy documents containing patients’ personal data.
Comment
This decision should be read in conjunction with the decision (IN-19-9-1): they concern the same processing operations, undertaken by the same controller, and concern the same time period.
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English Machine Translation of the Decision
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