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ING pays Spanish GDPR fine for requiring clients’ social security data access

( April 30, 2025, 07:29 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: ING Bank has paid a fine of 1.6 million euros imposed by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, for requiring customers to authorize access to their employment data from the Social Security Treasury in order to open certain accounts. A customer had filed a complaint arguing that this violated privacy rights, the watchdog said. ING claimed the checks were needed to prevent money laundering, based on legal obligations, but the agency found the consent method was unclear and not freely given, and thus breached the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. The initial fine amounted to 2 million euros, which was reduced after the bank agreed to make a voluntary payment.The decision is attached in Spanish. ...

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