VW escapes 4.3 million euros in fine in the diesel scandal!

VW escapes 4.3 million euros in fine in the diesel scandal!

The diesel scandal has heavily burdened Volkswagen over the past few years, and the latest developments show that the company continues to struggle with legal challenges. The Volkswagen Group has currently missed a fine of 4.3 million euros, which would have resulted from data protection violations. As Mainpost , the public prosecutor's office was negligent and had forgotten when it was written in writing and had been forgotten sign. This breakdown meant that the company cannot be asked to checkout for the time being.

The focus of the legal disputes is the insufficient information of the employees about the transfer of their data to Larry Thompson, the US supervisor. The processing of the diesel scandal, which was uncovered in 2015, has become a new problem. Courts had to decide whether Volkswagen was allowed to pass on the names of 22 employees without their adequate information to the US authorities-which was ultimately part of the negotiations, such as hna reported.

data protection in the crossfire

The judgment of the Hanover Administrative Court followed after more than six hours of negotiation and emphasized that while the names of the employees were allowed to be handed over, the information of which was poor. Of a total of five warnings that the Lower Saxony data protection officer had spoken to VW, two were decided in favor of the company, but three against it. In particular, the accusation that it was not sufficiently documented how communication with the EPA examiners was reinforced.

The CDU parliamentary group in the state parliament has described the matter as a scandal and is planning a discussion in the legal committee. A spokesman for the public prosecutor described the situation as an individual case, which was caused by unfortunate circumstances and high workload. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen how VW will react to the still applicable data protection requirements.

a bloody scandal

The Dieselkandal of Volkswagen has captivated the company since 2015 and the legal consequences add up to impressive 32 billion euros. The aspects of data protection, which are now increasingly in focus, could prepare VW considerable headaches in the further processing. The courts involved agree that VW has received partly right, but not as a whole: the diesel scandal remains not only a financial but also a legal minefield for the automobile manufacturer.

While the judgment is not yet final and both VW and the public prosecutor think about how to proceed, the public perception of the company remains to be tested. The challenges in communication and data protection requirements are now current and upcoming challenges that Volkswagen has to deal with.

In this situation, the question arises: How will VW comply with data protection regulations in the future and at the same time regain the trust of its employees and customers? A good hand will be asked here.