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Icelandic DPA opens formal proceedings against Isavia over ANPR parking cameras at The DPA initiated an investigation into Isavia domestic airports Ltd. (the controller) concerning the electronic monitoring of car parks in five airports: Reykjavík, Akureyri,… 2025061555 ·Iceland ·Persónuvernd Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Fairness & Transparency Sep 30, 2026
Persónuvernd: Icelandic Farmers’ Association breached GDPR by disclosing owner data to The DPA received a complaint from a data subject, after the Icelandic Farmers’ Association operating a database, disclosed her personal data without consent to the company… 2025010358 ·Iceland ·Art. 5, 14 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Fairness & Transparency Sep 23, 2026
€120 Italian DPA sanctions Experian Italia for incomplete Art. 15 GDPR access responses on The DPA received several complaints from data subjects concerning Experian Italia S.p.A (the controller) an Italian credit information system. The controller was processing the… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 15 +1 Supervisory Authorities Privacy by Design Personal Data Sep 16, 2026
HDPA investigates Greek Infrastructure Ministry for SMS sent without consent or The DPA started an investigation, after receiving 83 complaints from data subjects, against the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation (the controller). Particularly,… 17/2026 ·Greece ·Art. 5, 14 Consent Right to Object Personal Data Sep 15, 2026
€3,150 APDCAT: Public body violated GDPR by disclosing audio recording to four extra recipients On 22 January 2025, an employee and trade union representative of a public-sector organisation, the data subject, emailed the DPO requesting access to and a copy of a recording of… Spain ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +1 Personal Data Right of Access Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Sep 15, 2026
AEPD: Data subject entitled to identity of professionals who accessed medical records Suspecting unauthorised access to his medical records, a public civil servant, the data subject, requested the Ministry of Defence, the controller, to provide a log copy of… pd-00055-2026 ·Spain ·Art. 5, 12, 15 +2 Personal Data Healthcare Right of Access Sep 15, 2026
€408,000 AEPD: CaixaBank requested excessive inheritance documentation from heirs A data subject and other heirs were handling the inheritance of a deceased customer through CaixaBank, S.A., the controller. In the course of the inheritance procedure, the… Spain ·Art. 13, 25, 30 Privacy by Design & Default Personal Data Privacy by Design Sep 10, 2026
€10,000 Italian DPA finds Ministry of Education's disclosure of disciplinary dismissal excessive The data subject, an employee of the Ministry of Education and Merit (the controller), filed a complaint with the DPA after the controller notified various administrative branches… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6 Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Retention Period Sep 9, 2026
Datatilsynet reprimands Danish Tax Administration for access request delays (2019-2024) In November 2024 the DPA started an investigation against the Danish Tax Administration (‘the controller’) for their processing time of access requests. 30 September 2025 the DPA… 2024-432-0039 ·Denmark ·Datatilsynet (DK) Right of Access Personal Data Supervisory Authorities
The case involves media company RTI S.p.a (the data controller, now part of Mediaset S.p.a.) and its popular TV program Striscia la Notizia. The program aired a segment consisting of satirical, AI-generated deepfakes of… Case number: 577/2026 Internal number (from the DPA): 10281021 ·Italy ·Garante Transparency Privacy by Design Controllers Jul 23, 2026
€300,000 CNIL fines EXTIA for failing to properly handle job applicant erasure requests EXTIA, the controller, is a French consulting company specialising in IT and engineering services. As part of its recruitment activities, the controller processed personal data of… France ·Art. 12, 17 Right to be Forgotten Personal Data Right to Restriction Jul 21, 2026
€20,000 Garante · 471/2026 The provincial Health Authority of Enna (the controller) published a resolution that contained the personal data of a data subject (specifically related to their judicial… Italy ·Art. 5, 6, 10 +1 Personal Data Retention Period Criminal Data Jul 18, 2026
€1M CNIL · SAN-2022-011 The controller is a limited liability company whose business is the supply and production of electricity and gas in France. Several data subjects sent complainants to the French… France ·Art. 12, 14, 15 +2 Right to Object Personal Data Right of Access
€16,000 10192784 The data subject, a professional registered with the OPI of Pisa, discovered while consulting the Public Register of Professionals online that the database included the… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 1, 5, 6 +3 Personal Data Retention Period Fairness & Transparency
€2M Garante fines Lusha Systems Inc. over unauthorized B2B contact database Lusha Systems Inc. (the controller) operated a subscription-based platform that provided professional contact information through a business-to-business (B2B) database. It was a… Italy ·Art. 3, 5, 6 +2 Personal Data IP Address Legitimate Interest Jul 14, 2026
€5.8M 483/2026 Several data subjects lodged complaints with the Italian DPA (Garante) after Hera Comm S.p.A., an energy supplier (the controller), declined to conclude electricity or gas… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 13 +3 Controllers Processors Personal Data Jul 3, 2026
2025010364 The DPA received a complaint from a data subject regarding the processing of their personal data by Borgarholtsskóli (a school and the controller) in connection with an anonymous… 2025010364 ·Iceland ·Persónuvernd Personal Data Fairness & Transparency Right to be Forgotten Jun 24, 2026
€5,000 Garante · 457/2026 The Municipality of Vasto (the controller) implemented a dedicated photo and video system for the purpose of detecting violations of the national provisions on traffic safety. A… Italy ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 DPIA Personal Data Fairness & Transparency Jun 18, 2026
€460,000 Garante · 476/2026 Two former employees (the data subjects) of Piaggio (the controller) were dismissed for just cause in March 2023. Following the termination of their employment, they asked the… Italy ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Retention Period Storage Limitation Personal Data Jun 18, 2026
€6,600 Garante · 462/2026 The case involves a worker (the data subject), his former employer (the controller), and the staffing agency that had provided the company with the worker. In late 2023 the data… Italy ·Art. 2, 4, 5 +2 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Jun 18, 2026
PLN 26,711 DKE.561.4.2026 The DPA initiated an ex officio investigation against an individual (the controller) after several data subjects complained about the controller’s video surveillance extending… Poland ·UODO ·Art. 5 Accountability Monitoring Personal Data May 22, 2026
HDPA · 12/2026 The complainant, a foreign national, submitted a complaint to the Hellenic DPA through his authorized attorney, seeking his deletion from the Hellenic the National Registry of… 12/2026 ·Greece ·Art. 23 Right of Access Criminal Data Personal Data May 13, 2026
HUF 15M NAIH-450-7-2026 The DPA initiated an investigation into the processing of personal data of customers (the data subjects) by the operator of an online store (the controller) in April 2025. The… Hungary ·Art. 5, 12, 13 Fairness & Transparency Personal Data Transparency May 12, 2026
HUF 10M NAIH-4462-5-2026 The DPA initiated an investigation into the processing of the personal data of customers (the data subjects) by the operator of an online store (the controller) in April 2025. The… Hungary ·Art. 5, 12, 13 Personal Data Fairness & Transparency Accountability Apr 30, 2026
€12,000 Ministry of Justice: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) fined the Ministry of Justice €12,000 for insufficient legal basis for personal data processing. The enforcement action, decided on… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Fairness & Transparency Personal Data Healthcare Apr 29, 2026
OÜ Dr Mõttus Hambaravi, the controller, is a Dental Clinic On March 2024, the DPA received a complaint from a data subject regarding the fact that the controller had failed to provide all personal data requested. The controller only… No. 2.1-1/24/397-890-38 ·Estonia ·AKI Controllers Processors Privacy by Design & Default Apr 16, 2026
€400,000 Italian DPA finds Cerved Group failed to disclose creditworthiness scores in Art. 15 The DPA received several complaints from data subjects concerning Cerved Group S.p.A. (the controller) an Italian credit rating agency. The controller was processing the personal… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 15 +3 Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Right of Access Mar 7, 2026
€25,500 DSB · 2025-1.049.138 The controller was a digital marketing agency whose employees pre-screened potential applicants for its clients. As part of this process, applicants (data subjects) were contacted… Austria ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +1 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Retention Period Jan 19, 2026
€1,500 10214411 The Local Territorial Agency for Residential Housing (Azienda territoriale per l’edilizia residenziale) submitted a complaint to the DPA regarding the installation of security… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +2 Fairness & Transparency Controllers Transparency Jan 16, 2026
DSB · 2026-0.043.390 Following the first COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, a limited liability company (the controller) decided to offer protective masks to the general public. It set up an online shop… 2026-0.043.390 ·Austria ·Art. 5, 12, 13 Personal Data IP Address Fairness & Transparency Jan 16, 2026
€200 A medical student (the controller) worked as a ward attendant at a hospital Her duties were to remain in the immediate vicinity of patients, ensure their safety and notify the nursing staff immediately when necessary. While assigned to a patient with… 2026-0.016.479 ·Austria ·DSB Legitimate Interest Personal Data Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Jan 12, 2026
Decision No. 3R-1700. Facts: The data protection authority (DPA) ruled that a gambling operator had lawfully transferred data to a processor for the purpose of sending invitations to sporting events,… 3R-1700 ·Lithuania ·VDAI Personal Data Fairness & Transparency Processors Jan 7, 2026
VDAI (Lithuania) - Decision no. 3R-1700. ⇄ Facts: The Data Protection Authority (DPA) ruled that a gambling provider had lawfully transferred data to a processor for the purpose of sending invitations to sporting events,… 3R-1700 ·Litouwen Controllers Fairness & Transparency Personal Data Jan 7, 2026
€4.5M Telecommunications operator (operator of electronic communications networks and services): Non-compliance with general data processing principles Following an ex officio investigation, AZOP imposed a EUR 4.5 million fine on a telecommunications operator for multiple GDPR infringements. The controller transferred customer… CROATIA ·AZOP ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +4 International Transfer Privacy Shield Controllers Nov 24, 2025
€4.5M Telecommunications Company (Operator of Electronic Communications Networks and Services): Violation of the General Principles of Data Processing. ⇄ Een boete van 4.500.000 euro - opgelegd door de Kroatische Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (AZOP). CROATIA ·AZOP ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +4 Controllers Processors Processing Nov 24, 2025
DSB: No processor access violation under Art. 15 GDPR when controller deleted data On 07. August 2023, the data subject made a request to the processor to provide the report and the questionnaire completed by the data subject at an information event. The… 2025-0.566.415 ·Austria ·Art. 4, 5, 12 +3 Controllers Processors Right of Access Nov 21, 2025
€500,000 Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Spain: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 500,000 on the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Spain. Due to its function within the Spanish Executive, the… AEPD ·Art. 5, 6, 14 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Controllers Retention Period Apr 15, 2025
€4,000 Istituto di Istruzione Superiore 'P. Galluppi' Tropea: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,500 on the Istituto di Istruzione Superiore 'P. Galluppi' Tropea. The controller processed biometric data of its employees to control… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Controllers Fairness & Transparency Mar 27, 2025
€4,000 Istituto di Istruzione Superiore 'P. Galluppi' Tropea: Insufficient legal basis for data processing. ⇄ Een boete van 4.000 euro - opgelegd door de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Controllers Fairness & Transparency Mar 27, 2025
€50,000 Azienda regionale per lo sviluppo e per i servizi in agricoltura (ARSAC): Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on the Regional agency for development and services in agriculture (ARSAC). The controller processed geographic data of its employees… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +3 Controllers Fairness & Transparency Transparency Mar 13, 2025
€15M OpenAI OpCo LLC: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 15 million on OpenAI in connection with the operation of the generative AI chatbot “ChatGPT”. The DPA found that OpenAI had violated… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +4 Transparency Fairness & Transparency Personal Data Nov 2, 2024
€25,000 Belgian DPA finds MediaHuis violated GDPR fairness over cookie banner design A data subject visited four website operated by MediaHuis, namely: Gazet van Antwerpen; De Standaard; Het Nieuwsblad; Het Belang van Limburg. On each website there was a cookie… Belgium ·APD/GBA ·Art. 5, 6, 7 Supervisory Authorities Legitimate Interest Personal Data Sep 6, 2024
€2.4M Vinted: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Lithuanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,385,276 on the second-hand online store 'Vinted'. The DPA initiated an investigation after the Polish and French DPAs forwarded… LITHUANIA ·VDAI ·Art. 5, 12 Transparency Accountability Controllers Jul 2, 2024
€31M Clearview AI Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Dutch DPA has fined Clearview Al Inc. EUR 30,500,000. Clearview, a company offering facial recognition services, holds a database of over 30 billion images, including those of… AP Transparency Personal Data Representatives May 16, 2024
€20,000 Betting company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Croatian DPA (AZOP) has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a data controller operating in the gambling and betting sector. The data controller collected and processed personal… CROATIA ·AZOP ·Art. 6, 7, 13 Fairness & Transparency Controllers Consent Apr 22, 2024
€15,000 Betting company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Croatian DPA (AZOP) has imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on a data controller operating in the gambling and betting sector. The data controller collected and processed personal… CROATIA ·AZOP ·Art. 6, 7, 13 Consent Controllers Fairness & Transparency Apr 22, 2024
€32M AMAZON FRANCE LOGISTIQUE: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA (CNIL) has imposed a fine of EUR 32 million on AMAZON FRANCE LOGISTIQUE for unlawful surveillance of employees. CNIL found that Amazon France equips its warehouse… CNIL ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Transparency Supervisory Authorities Fairness & Transparency Jan 23, 2024
€7,500 SLOVAKIA DPA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Slovak DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 7,500 on an unknown controller. The controller violated the principle of lawfulness, the principle of transparency and the principle of… Slovak Data Protection Office ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Supervisory Authorities Accountability Controllers Jan 1, 2024
06/SIU/2018 The Irish DPC started an own volition inquiry into processing operations carried out by the Galway County Council (the controller), focusing mainly into the surveillance… 06/SIU/2018 ·Ireland ·DPC Monitoring DPIA Accountability Aug 22, 2023
€1M Autostrade per l'Italia spa: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has fined Autostrade per l'Italia spa ('ASPI') EUR 1 million for unlawfully processing the data of approx. 100,000 registered users of the toll reimbursement app… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 13, 28 Controllers Processors Fairness & Transparency Jun 22, 2023