The Data Protection Authority will shortly consider an “enforcement action” against the use of privacy-sensitive data by Forza Ninove, the local branch of Vlaams Belang. That is what spokeswoman Aurélie Waeterinckx says. “We are taking this seriously,” it said in a press release.
Forza Ninove convinces residents of the East Flemish city to register as voters and uses personal data such as the address, mobile phone number, e-mail address and date of birth afterwards to create a database of supporters and opponents.
In this way, the far-right party gets a geographical overview of streets where work needs to be done to win voters with a view to the municipal elections of 2024. Forza Ninove was stranded in 2018 on a sigh of the sash and wants an absolute majority in two years. to conquer.
Sanctions
The Data Protection Authority (DPA) “takes the press reports about this processing of personal data very seriously and is considering taking enforcement action against it in the short term”, spokeswoman Aurélie Waeterinckx said in a response. The privacy watchdog has the option of starting an investigation. When a violation of the privacy law has been established, the GBA can, among other things, proceed to financial sanctions. The file can also be handed over to the public prosecutor.
Guy D’haeseleer, Flemish Member of Parliament and leader of Forza Ninove, emphasized earlier in a response to ‘VTM Nieuws’ that all data is processed in accordance with the GDPR rules. “Whoever registers must accept the general terms of use and thus give permission for the processing of the data,” he emphasized.
Also review. Guy D’haeseleer responds to ‘VTM Nieuws’:
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