Estonian State Ordered to Pay €300,000 over Unlawful Collection of Communications Data
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Estonian state ordered to pay €300,000 over unlawful collection of communications data
Tallinn Administrative Court upheld a claim for damages filed against the Estonian state by businessman Parvel Pruunsild and politician Priit Humal, ordering the state to pay each of them €150,000 in compensation.
The court ordered the state to pay record damages to Pruunsild and Humal. The state must pay record damages for the requirement to retain communication data, which is prohibited in Europe as wiretapping. Court, Data Protection, Parvel Pruunsild, Priit Humal, TELIA EESTI AS.
The Tallinn Administrative Court has ordered the state to pay 150,000 euros each to Parvel Pruunsilla and Tartu Deputy Mayor Priit Humala. The court found that their communication data was illegally collected and used in a criminal case, in which both were ultimately acquitted.
The Tallinn Administrative Court on Wednesday sentenced entrepreneur Parvel Pruunsilla and politician Priit Humala to both compensation amounting to 150,000 euros, as the state has not guaranteed their rights when collecting personal data.
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