# Physician: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
- Date: 2024-12-12
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-2522
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/48637
- Topics: Healthcare, Consent, Processing Agreement, Processing, Supervisory Authorities

## Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a physician who had published images of a patient who had undergone cosmetic surgery on a social network without their consent.

## Full text

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a physician who had published images of a patient who had undergone cosmetic surgery on a social network without their consent.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 2-septies (8) Codice della privacy
Industry: Health Care

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