10 Dutch Councils Fined for Spying on Muslim Communities - DutchNews.nl
Ten Dutch municipalities fined €250,000 for unlawfully collecting sensitive data on Muslim residents, including religion and political views, violating privacy laws and EU regulations.
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Ten Dutch municipalities fined for spying on Muslims
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Ten municipalities in The Netherlands have been fined a total of €250,000 for unlawfully collecting and processing sensitive personal data about Muslim residents, following a ruling by the Dutch Data Protection Authority. The authority said local governments secretly commissioned research into Muslim communities that included information about individuals’ religious beliefs, political views, and social […]
Ten municipalities have been issued a privacy fine by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) for secretly conducting research into...
Ten municipalities have been fined a total of €250,000 by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) for violating the GDPR privacy law. The municipalities processed files containing sensitive information about Muslim residents without their knowledge. The secret investigation by the municipalities came to light in 2021. The reports contained sensitive information about the religious beliefs of Muslims and other personal information about them an…
Privacy: The municipalities commissioned an agency to investigate contacts and networks of Muslim residents. The researchers posed as regular...
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