AEPD (Spain) - E/05270/2018 – E/08416/2018
| AEPD (Spain) - E/05270/2018 – E/08416/2018 | |
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| Authority: | AEPD (Spain) |
| Jurisdiction: | Spain |
| Relevant Law: | Article 6 GDPR Article 17 GDPR Article 56 GDPR |
| Type: | Complaint |
| Outcome: | Other Outcome |
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| Decided: | |
| Published: | |
| Fine: | None |
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| National Case Number/Name: | E/05270/2018 – E/08416/2018 |
| European Case Law Identifier: | n/a |
| Appeal: | n/a |
| Original Language(s): | Spanish |
| Original Source: | AEPD (in ES) |
| Initial Contributor: | n/a |
A data subject complained because Facebook had opened a public page associated with his name, surname and address without his consent, and when he tried to close it, he was asked to prove his identity by providing more personal data.
English Summary
Facts
A data subject complained because Facebook had opened a public page associated with his name, surname and address without his consent.
Holding
The Spanish DPA forwarded the complaint to the Irish DPA as the main establishment of Facebook in Europe is in Ireland. The Irish DPC forwarded the complaint to Facebook and mediated to find an amicable solution by which Facebook accepted to delete the account opened on behalf of the complainant. The decision was communicated to the Spanish DPA that forwarded it to the complainant.
Comment
In the decision from the Spanish DPA is not explained whether there was any investigation by the Irish DPA on why the page had been opened in the first place, and how Facebook had access to the data of the complainant.
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English Machine Translation of the Decision
The decision below is a machine translation of the Spanish original. Please refer to the Spanish original for more details.
