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Summary The data subject stated that at the time of his admission to hospital he had to fill in a form containing a checkbox indicating that, if he did not tick it, he agreed to the transfer of his data to third parties. This form, provided by HM, was not compatible with the GDPR, since consent was to be obtained through the inactivity of the data subject.
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Related articles:  Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR
Type: Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Fine: EUR 48,000
Sector Health Care

 

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

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