Germany highest fines issued for violations of GDPR 2023

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Jun 15, 2023
Since the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018, the most significant fine issued in Germany was against the clothing company H&M (Hennes & Mauritz Online Shop) for recording and storing the personal life circumstances of its employees. The fine amounted to over 35,26 million euros and was issued in October 2020. In January 2021, a 10.4 million euros fine was imposed against the electronics retailer notebooksbilliger.de for video-monitoring its employees without a legal basis.

Highest fines issued for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations in Germany as of June 2023 (in euros)

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June 2023

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*The name of the company is not mentioned. The source refers to it as a subsidiary of a Berlin-based e-commerce group.

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