Fine from KVKK for Mandatory Explicit Consent Complaint for In-Flight Internet
KVKK imposed an administrative fine of 90 thousand liras on the internet service provider who required explicit consent for in-flight internet use.
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An administrative fine of 90 thousand liras was imposed by KVKK on the internet service provider that required explicit consent to the processing of personal data for in-flight internet use.
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Why It Matters
KVKK inspects practices contrary to the personal data protection law.
According to KVKK's decision, a passenger who wants to use in-flight internet is required to give explicit consent for the processing of his personal data. The passenger, who did not want his data to be processed and objected to the application, filed a complaint with KVKK.
Evaluating the complaint, KVKK determined that it was the internet service provider, not the airline company, who illegally requested explicit consent and decided to impose an administrative fine of 90 thousand lira on the relevant party.
In KVKK's decision, it was stated that the contract made for internet use was "directing to give explicit consent" and that this constituted a violation of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698. In the decision, which stated that other processing conditions other than explicit consent were also included in the law, it was noted that the internet service provider's practice violated the principle of "compliance with the law and the rules of honesty".
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