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title: "notebooksbilliger.de AG fined EUR 10,400,000 (Germany, 2021)"
canonical: "https://dposchool.com/gdpr/fine/lfd-ni-notebooksbilliger-2021-01"
source: "https://www.lfd.niedersachsen.de/startseite/infothek/presseinformationen/lfd-niedersachsen-verhangt-bussgeld-uber-10-4-millionen-euro-gegen-notebooksbilliger-de-196019.html"
source_note: "Only the authority's decision is authoritative."
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
language: "en"
publisher: "DPO School"
---

Fine · Germany

# notebooksbilliger.de AG: EUR 10,400,000

[Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/about#review)

- **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.

## Official source

- [Decision or announcement of the authority](https://www.lfd.niedersachsen.de/startseite/infothek/presseinformationen/lfd-niedersachsen-verhangt-bussgeld-uber-10-4-millionen-euro-gegen-notebooksbilliger-de-196019.html)

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.

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