Data Protection Office investigated fewer cases in 2015

The number of cases investigated by the Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) in 2015 fell 20.1 percent year-on-year, the Office informed in statement.
According to the same statement, the majority (63.2 percent) of some 155 investigation cases were related to the illegitimate treatment of personal data while 45.2 percent concern violations of the rules for data treatment.
The GPDP also noted that 67.1 percent of the investigations were set in motion by complaints of victims.
Topping the list of the complaints are gaming sector companies followed by the wholesale and retail sector, which together account for two-thirds of the total number.
In 8 percent of the cases, sanctions were applied to the companies in question, whereas in 28 percent of them the office made only recommendations on the improvement on data treatment.
In 2015 the GPDP received 41 requests of advice regarding legal works, 14 requests for authorization as well as 466 notifications of personal data treatment.  RM