Austrian court cuts GDPR fine issued for negligence in handling advertising data | MLex
( July 17, 2026, 09:56 GMT | Official Statement) — MLex Summary: The Vienna administrative court upheld, but reduced a data protection fine to €13 million against an entrepreneur who collected and managed personal data for advertising purposes for around 2.2 million people. The Austrian data watchdog had originally fined the entrepreneur €18 million, which was later reduced to €16 million by the Federal Administrative Court. After an appeal, the case landed at the Vienna court, which confirmed the previous assessments of “gross negligence” on the entrepreneur’s part, but reduced the fine.Statement follows, decision attached (both in German)….
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