AZOP (Croatia) - Decision 22-02-2021

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AZOP - Decision 22-02-2021
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Authority: AZOP (Croatia)
Jurisdiction: Croatia
Relevant Law: Article 32(1)(b) GDPR
Article 32(1)(d) GDPR
Article 32(2) GDPR
Article 32(4) GDPR
Type: Complaint
Outcome: Upheld
Started:
Decided: 22.02.2021
Published:
Fine: 0
Parties: Security company (name N/A at the moment)
National Case Number/Name: Decision 22-02-2021
European Case Law Identifier: n/a
Appeal: n/a
Original Language(s): Croatian
Original Source: azop.hr (in HR)
Initial Contributor: Lejla Rizvanovik

The Croatian DPA (AZOP) found that the leading security company in Croatia, acting as a data processor, enabled the data breach by not maintaining adequate and sufficient technical and organizational measures for personal data security for more than two and a half years.

English Summary

Facts

A data controller, who used the services of the security company, reported the breach of personal data to the DPA, arising after an employee of the company recorded the video surveillance footage with a smartphone and shared it with third parties. In consequence a recording was revealed ridicule in the public and the security company avoid doing anything to remove it from social networks and media. Furthermore, the processor has not prognosticated or implemented adequate technical security measures following the incident to prevent or minimize the risks.

Dispute

Holding

Insufficient technical and organisational measures were set to ensure data security, but the fact is that the basic activity of the company is the provision of physical and technical protection, which includes the use of video surveillance.

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English Machine Translation of the Decision

The decision below is a machine translation of the Croatian original. Please refer to the Croatian original for more details.