Italian Ministry of Defense: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on the Italian Ministry of Defense. An employee of the ministry had filed a complaint with the DPA. During its investigation, the DPA found that two emails had been forwarded without authorization. These e-mails contained, among other things, sensitive information on the health status of the data subject as well as information on legal proceedings.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 10 GDPR, Art. 2-ter Codice della privacy, Art. 2-sexies Codice della privacy, Art. 2-octies Codice della privacy
Industry: Public Sector and Education