I-Worten, izikhungo zamazwe ngamazwe ezinikele ekuthengisweni kwemishini yasendlini kanye nezinto zabathengi jikelele, isanda kuvunyelwa kakhulu yiSpain Agency for Data Protection. Sibuyela emuva ku-2013, lapho UWorten uthengisele umuntu i-hard disk ebingasetshenziswanga nje kuphela, kepha ibandakanya nemininingwane yengxenye enkulu yabasebenzi bakhe. Njengokuthi bekunganele ukuthengisa umkhiqizo obuyiselwe omusha, ngakho-ke awuhlangabezani nemibandela futhi, sithola ukuthi abazihluphanga ngokuhlola isimo se-hard drive. Lokhu kubizele uchungechunge inhlawulo yezinkulungwane zama-euro okuzodingeka ibhekane nayo ezinsukwini ezizayo.
Umthengi wayecasuke kabili, owayengatholanga nje kuphela unogwaja (i-hard drive yayingeyintsha) kepha futhi wayenemininingwane eyimfihlo yomunye umuntu. Le disk enzima yayiqukethe imininingwane yomuntu siqu neyomsebenzi yabanye babasebenzi besikhungo saseWorten okukhulunywa ngaso. Lesi sitolo sakwaWorten sasiseSeville, kwathi ekupheleni konyaka wezi-2015 savala iminyango yasoAsazi noma ngenxa yokukhiqiza okuphansi noma idumela elibi elenziwe ekusungulweni. Kodwa-ke, ngokuphambene nalokho esingase sikucabange, isikhalazo asivelanga kumthengi, kodwa sivela kubasebenzi imininingwane yabo yomuntu siqu neyomsebenzi engazange iphathwe ngokucophelela.
Umnyango wakwa-HR wawusebenzise le hard drive ngaphandle kobuchwepheshe obuthile, wase usuthengiswa futhi. Eminyakeni emithathu kamuva, i-AEPD ihlawulise abangu-10.000 XNUMX "ngecala elibucayi" eyenziwe nguWorten. Inkampani ikhombisile ukuvumelana kwayo nalesi sigwebo futhi ithatha ithuba lokunciphisa iqhwa kulolu daba, ikubiza ngecala elingalodwa. Ngamafuphi, akusikho okokuqala ukuthi sithole lolu hlobo lokushoda kobungcweti nokuhlanzeka ezikhungweni ezinjengeWorten neMediamarkt, ezigcina zithanda ukuthenga nge-inthanethi.