Telenor fined NKr 4m for DPO scheme and internal controls failures

Datatilsynet in Norway found that Telenor contravened EU GDPR with multiple failures.

Mobile telecommunications giant Telenor ASA has been sancitioned by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, Datatilsynet, to the tune of NKr 4m ($379,261) for deficiencies in its data protection officer scheme and in its internal controls.

Following a supervisory control instigated by anonymous tips, Datatilsynet found that Telenor failed to carry out

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