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Published on: 29 July 2022
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LNB News 29/07/2022

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Issue Date: 29 July 2022

Published Date: 29 July 2022

Jurisdiction(s): European Union

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Mlex has reported that an unnamed bank has been ordered to pay a €900,000 fine by the Data Protection Authority (DPA) of the German state of Lower Saxony in breach of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR). The bank had processed personal data for advertising purposes without the consent of its current and former customers, according to the DPA.

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