Fine · Germany
notebooksbilliger.de AG: EUR 10,400,000
- Authority
- State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony (LfD Niedersachsen)
- Country
- Germany
- Date
- Announced on 8 January 2021
- Amount
- EUR 10,400,000, as imposed (not converted)
- Appeal status
- Unknown
- Provisions cited
- The authority's published text cites no article numbers.
What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)
Online electronics retailer video-monitored employees (workplaces, warehouses, break areas) for at least two years with no legal basis, keeping footage for 60 days; some cameras also covered customer seating.
Not fully confirmed: Press release created 8 January 2021 (page last updated 11 July 2025); no GDPR article numbers are cited and the page still says the fine is not final.
Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.
Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.