Property brokers under investigation, put citizens' data 'on the market'!

2024-04-01 15:10:31Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Property brokers under investigation, put citizens' data 'on the

Real estate brokerage offices are already subject to investigation by the Office of the Commissioner for the Right to Information and Protection of Personal Data.

 The Commissioner's Office, during its monitoring activity on the implementation of the obligations of the Law by the Controllers, has noticed a concern regarding the legality of the processing, security and preservation of the confidentiality of personal data.

This concern has been ascertained from various sources, but also with the institution's own indications regarding the processing processes of Controllers operating in this sector, this is due to the increase in their activity and at the same time the amount of personal data they process" it is stated in notification.

The Commissioner's Office notices several problems regarding the storage of personal data by real estate brokers, starting with the fact that the Controllers have not undertaken concrete measures in the framework of the training of employees who have access to and process personal data.

On the "Facebook" and "Instagram" platforms, administered by them, among other things, the data of agents such as: "name", "surname", "no. phone", "photo of the agent", etc.

The controllers have not been able to document that they have obtained the consent of the data subjects, for the publication of their data, contrary to the principles of personal data protection and legal criteria for data processing

The announcement states that the Ministry of Justice, in the capacity of the authority responsible for supervising the general activity of real estate brokers, must take measures to address to all Controllers and Processors of this sector, the recommendatory obligations arising from this act of the Commissioner, within the 90-day time limit.


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