Italy

Tarento municipality

150,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2022-04-28.

Rank · Sector

#36

of 357 in Public Sector and Education

Rank · Italy

#67

of 543

Rank · All fines

#408

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2022-04-28
Controller / Processor: Tarento municipality
Sector: Public Sector and Education
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 12 GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR, Art. 14 GDPR, Art. 28 GDPR, Art. 35 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations

Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 150,000 on Tarento municipality. The company Amiu S.p.A had operated the local waste collection service on behalf of the municipality. The company had installed several video surveillance cameras with the permission of the municipality to monitor illegal waste disposal. The DPA found that Amiu had posted some images from the cameras on Facebook, showing individuals sufficiently visible making it possible to identify them. During its investigation, the DPA also found that the municipality had not properly regulated the processing with Amiu S.p.A. In addition, the DPA found that the municipality had not provided sufficient information about the video surveillance cameras. The municipality also failed to conduct a data protection impact assessment regarding the installation of the cameras, which would have been necessary for such a large-scale systematic surveillance.

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