The Lower Saxony State Commissioner for Data Protection fined Volkswagen 1.1 million euros for an EU General Data Protection Regulation violation. In 2019, Austrian police stopped a Volkswagen test vehicle with cameras affixed to its exterior to record the traffic situation and error analysis. The vehicle lacked a camera symbol and necessary signage to inform other drivers it was collecting data and for what purpose, in violation of the GDPR.
26 July 2022
German state data protection commission fines Volkswagen for GDPR violation
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