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German telecommunications company fined €300,000 for EU data rule violation

( December 5, 2025, 12:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: An unnamed German telecommunications company has been fined €300,000 for violating the EU’s GDPR data protection rules, the State Commissioner for Data Protection North Rhine-Westphalia said on Friday. The company had illegally processed personal data for marketing purposes — personalized advertising letters that included addresses and telephone numbers — and violated the right to object, the data watchdog said in a statement. The company also failed to comply with the data subject's right to access the data as well as the right of deletion.Statement follows (in German). ...

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