Italy

Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

80,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2025-08-04.

Rank · Sector

#52

of 286 in Health Care

Rank · Italy

#104

of 604

Rank · All fines

#569

of 3,170

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2025-08-04
Controller / Processor: Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Sector: Health Care
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), e), f) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 25 GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 80,000 on the Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi. The controller, a university hospital, used software that allowed medical personnel to search through the data subject's history, even if this was unrelated to the specific medical treatment.

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