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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific: 1,847 cases from 39 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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€10mLargest single case: AENA, S.M.E., S.A.
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6 Nov 2025 AENA, S.M.E., S.A.AEPD: €10m fine for AENA over airport facial recognition without a valid DPIA SpainData protection €10m

The airport operator AENA used a biometric facial recognition system for access, transit and boarding at several airports without presenting a data protection impact assessment meeting the legal requirements. The AEPD imposed 10,043,002 EUR for breaching Art. 35 GDPR and confirmed the provisional suspension of all biometric processing until a proper impact assessment is in place.

What organisations can take from it

Anyone introducing biometric identification needs a sound impact assessment beforehand that genuinely tests necessity and proportionality.

Relevance to training and awareness

Data protection impact assessment before introducing biometric systems

Authority / court
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD)
Area of law
Data protection
Legal basis
Art. 35 DSGVO (Art. 83 Abs. 4 lit. a DSGVO)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Transport, logistics and shipping
Employees
1,000 to 9,999
Published
20 Mar 2026

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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