Greek authority fines interior ministry over voters' emails ...
Greek authority fines interior ministry over voters' emails leak
The Straits Times | 2024-05-28 09:19
ATHENS - Greece's data protection authority has fined the interior ministry 400,000 euros ($434,880) for leaking the email addresses of thousands of expatriate voters in June 2023. The authority said late on Monday it had launched the investigation in March following dozens of complaints by voters who had received emails of political content from Greek European Parliament member Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou ahead the EU parliamentary election. The vote is taking place on June 6-9. The probe showed a document containing the contact information of more than 20,000 expats who voted in a 2023 national election, was forwarded to people working outside the ministry, the authority said. The interior ministry said on Tuesday it had ordered an investigation and had promised to fully clarify what happened. Asimakopoulou, who was initially expected to run again in the EU election with the ruling...
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