Municipality of Bologna: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on the Municipality of Bologna. The controller used a data processor (Cooperativa Sociale Quadrifoglio | ETid: 2274) to process data, including health data, of childreen with disabilities and special needs. The controller failed to ensure, that the processor had sufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure data security, resulting in a data leak.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), c) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) c), e), (2), (3) GDPR, Art. 9 (1), (2) g), (4) GDPR
Industry: Public Sector and Education