A tenant in Spain discovered that the landlord had installed four video surveillance cameras inside a house rented by rooms, filming spaces such as the kitchen, the entrance, the stairs, and the water heater area. The woman filed a complaint with the Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD) after receiving SMS messages from two people who described what they observed through the cameras. Although the owner argued that tenants were aware of the surveillance through a clause in the contract, AEPD considered that this does not legitimize data processing, classifying the conduct as serious negligence. The landlord was ordered to pay a fine of €6,000 and forced to uninstall the entire surveillance system. The article also analyzes how a similar case would be handled in Portugal by the National Commission for Data Protection.
Postal do Algarve05/09/26, 18:20
