# Municipality: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
- Date: 2024-01-24
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-2211
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/48326
- Topics: Public Authority, Social Media, IP Address, Education, Public Sector, Supervisory Authorities, Processing Agreement, Processing, Law Enforcement

## Summary

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.

## Full text

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

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