Current Issues
Supreme Administrative Court upholds the administrative fine imposed on Verkkokauppa.com for data protection violations
The Supreme Administrative Court has enforced the decision of the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman and the Sanctions Board of the Data Protection Ombudsman concerning the operations of Verkkokauppa.com Plc. The company violated data protection provisions by failing to specify the storage periods for customer account data.
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Press release
12.6.2026 17.05
Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman: individuals must be able to access their credit information for free
The Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman has determined that the credit information company Dun & Bradstreet Finland’s practice of allowing individuals to only check their credit information for free once per year is not compliant with data protection legislation. Several deficiencies were also found in the company’s practices for responding to personal data requests.
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Press release
30.3.2026 12.04