Enforcement
EN Municipality: Insufficient legal basis for data processing
€6,000 fine - Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
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The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on a municipality. The municipality had unlawfully published information on citizens' Covid cases on its Facebook page. The municipality also failed to appoint a data protection officer and provide the authority with their contact details in due time.
GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) c), e) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 37 (7) GDPR, Art. 2-ter Codice della privacy, Art. 2-sexies Codice della privacy, Art. 2-septies (8) Codice della privacy, Art. 157 Codice della privacy
Industry: Public Sector and Education