# Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.a.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
- Date: 2022-04-28
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-1228
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/47343
- Topics: Right of Access Procedures, Inspection Access Rights and Cooperation Obligations, Personal Data, Right of Access, Processing Agreement, Telecommunications, Processing, Supervisory Authorities, Law Enforcement

## Summary

The Italian DPA has fined the newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.a. EUR 40,000. The newspaper had published an article on the recognition by the Italian authorities of a U.S. judge's decision on the adoption of a child by a same-sex couple. By mistake, the newspaper also published personal data on the couple and the adopted child. The couple then demanded the deletion of the personal data and access to information about the processing of the personal data. The newspaper deleted the personal data, but

## Full text

The Italian DPA has fined the newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.a. EUR 40,000. The newspaper had published an article on the recognition by the Italian authorities of a U.S. judge's decision on the adoption of a child by a same-sex couple. By mistake, the newspaper also published personal data on the couple and the adopted child. The couple then demanded the deletion of the personal data and access to information about the processing of the personal data. The newspaper deleted the personal data, but failed to comply with the data subjects' right of access.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 12 GDPR
Industry: Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting

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