Fine · Germany
1&1 Telecom GmbH: EUR 9,550,000
- Authority
- Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI)
- Country
- Germany
- Date
- Announced on 9 December 2019
- Amount
- EUR 9,550,000, as imposed (not converted)
- Appeal status
- Reduced (source)
- Provisions cited
- Article 32
What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)
Telecom call centre released extensive customer data to anyone who could give a customer's name and date of birth; inadequate authentication.
Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.
Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.