# A.S.L. Napoli 1 Centro: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
- Date: 2022-01-13
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-1075
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/47190
- Topics: Personal Data, Healthcare, IP Address, Employees, Processing Agreement, Processing, Supervisory Authorities, Law Enforcement

## Summary

The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on A.S.L. Napoli 1 Centro. An employee at the health authority had filed a complaint with the DPA against the authority.An employee at the health authority had filed a complaint with the DPA against the authority. The health authority had published a press release on its website containing personal data of the data subject and information about a disciplinary procedure.The health authority believed that the publication was lawful since th

## Full text

The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on A.S.L. Napoli 1 Centro. An employee at the health authority had filed a complaint with the DPA against the authority.An employee at the health authority had filed a complaint with the DPA against the authority. The health authority had published a press release on its website containing personal data of the data subject and information about a disciplinary procedure.The health authority believed that the publication was lawful since the data subject had already given this information to the press, which in turn had published a report on the matter. However, the DPA concluded that the authority still needed a valid legal basis for the publication, regardless of whether the information had already been published on other media.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 2-ter Codice della privacy
Industry: Employment

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