Laboratorios Gonzalez pays Spanish EU GDPR fine over coronavirus (COVID-19) test data

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MLex has reported that Laboratorios Gonzalez has paid a €16,000 fine imposed by the Spanish Data Protection Authority for violating the principle concerning confidentiality and integrity in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR). The company had emailed a coronavirus (COVID-19) test result not only to the person concerned but also their employer, the regulator said. The initial fine amounted to €20,000, but it was reduced after the company made a voluntary payment.