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Summary According to the AEPD, the company sent an SMS to an clients mobile number confirming that a telephone contract with that number had been signed even though the client was not a Vodafone client, resulting in the processing of personal data without the data subjects consent or other legitimate interests of the company.
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Related articles:  Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR
Type: Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Fine: EUR 40,000
Sector Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting

 

All data is based on The CMS’s Law GDPR Enforcement Tracker Source: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/

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