Italy Italy

Citynews S.p.A.

15,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2023-04-14.

Rank · Sector
#287
of 369 in Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
Rank · Italy
#228
of 543
Rank · All fines
#1,202
of 3,050

Case details

Authority
Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date
2023-04-14
Controller / Processor
Citynews S.p.A.
Sector
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
Quoted Articles
Art. 5 (1) a), c) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR
Type of violation
Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Italian DPA has fined Citynews S.p.A. EUR 15,000. The controller had published an article in a newspaper reporting on the arrest of an individual, including health data of the data subject without a valid legal basis.

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