Italy

Region of Lombardy

20,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2023-10-26.

Rank · Sector

#126

of 357 in Public Sector and Education

Rank · Italy

#203

of 543

Rank · All fines

#1,089

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2023-10-26
Controller / Processor: Region of Lombardy
Sector: Public Sector and Education
Quoted Articles: Art.5 GDPR, Art. 6 (1) c), e) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 2-ter Codice della privacy, Art. 2-septies (8) Codice della privacy
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on the Region of Lombardy. In the context of the sale of company shares held by the region, personal data of employees of the companies were unlawfully disclosed. Employees discovered that when they entered their first name and surname in a search engine, a link appeared to the draft contract between the Region and the acquiring company, containing personal data such as income information, employment information, etc. of employees.

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