Austrian Post controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Political preference profiling and data-protection fine
Austria's data protection authority fined Austrian Post 18 million euros after determining that the company had used customer information, including age and address data, to estimate probable political-party preferences and sell the resulting findings.
2019
Austrian Post fined over customer data practices
Fine or penalty
Austria's Data Protection Authority imposed an €18 million administrative penalty on Austrian Post after finding that it violated data protection regulations. The case involved compiling customers' assumed political affinities. The authority issued the fine in connection with these customer data practices.
Austria’s Data Protection Authority imposed an €18 million administrative penalty on Austrian Post after finding that it violated data protection regulations. The case involved compiling customers’ assumed political affinities.
Source excerpt
Austria's postal service have been fined 18 million euros ($20 million) for working up data about their customers' assumed political allegiances, the justice ministry said Tuesday.
The Austrian Data Protection Authority decided on the 18-million-euro administrative penalty after finding that Austrian Post violated data protection regulations, the justice ministry said in a press release.