Datenschutzbehörde
Datenschutzbehörde has taken 1 tracked AI enforcement action, carrying 0 euro in confirmed fines. Its maximum penalty is 20 million euro or 4 percent of worldwide annual turnover (gdpr article 83). The most recent action was announced 29 April 2024.
Mandate
What this authority is for
Enforces the GDPR in Austria and handles the complaints filed there against generative AI providers.
Austria's data protection authority. Austria had not designated an AI Act market surveillance authority as of the last verification date.
Official site: www.dsb.gv.at
Powers
What it can actually do
- Investigate complaints
- Administrative fines of up to 20 million euro or 4 percent of worldwide turnover
Maximum penalty. 20 million euro or 4 percent of worldwide annual turnover (GDPR Article 83)
The record
Enforcement actions taken
- ConfirmedContextAIT-2024-0002
noyb complains to the Austrian authority that ChatGPT invents facts about real people
29 April 2024 · Complaint · GDPR · No financial penalty
Complaint filed with the Austrian data protection authority on 29 April 2024.
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- According to the GAGE EU AI Act Enforcement Tracker (as of 20 August 2026), datenschutzbehörde.
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- GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). (2026). Datenschutzbehörde. EU AI Act Enforcement Tracker. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://www.gage.academy/tools/eu-ai-act-enforcement-tracker/authorities/dsb-at
- MLA
- "Datenschutzbehörde." EU AI Act Enforcement Tracker, GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education), 20 August 2026, https://www.gage.academy/tools/eu-ai-act-enforcement-tracker/authorities/dsb-at.
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- GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). "Datenschutzbehörde." EU AI Act Enforcement Tracker. Last modified 20 August 2026. https://www.gage.academy/tools/eu-ai-act-enforcement-tracker/authorities/dsb-at.
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