Welcome to the June Global Data & Privacy Update. This
update is dedicated to covering the latest legislative developments
affecting the way data is managed and protected, as well as
reporting on the most recent news governing data breaches and
industry developments.
Danish Data Protection Authority to fine failure to delete
data
The Danish Data Protection Authority intends to fine a Danish
furniture company, DKK 1.5 million, for failing to delete 385,000
customers' records. The supervisory authority, on inspecting
the company's systems and procedures, found a number of areas
which were not compliant with the obligations relating to deletion
of data under the GDPR.
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The company, in relation to a legacy customer sales system, had
continued to hold personal data of customers that should have been
deleted because they were no longer necessary in breach of the
storage limitation principle, Article 5(1)(e) of the GDPR, which
states that personal data must not be
