Italy

Dr. Guzzo

5,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2026-04-29.

Rank · Sector

#205

of 286 in Health Care

Rank · Italy

#423

of 604

Rank · All fines

#1,945

of 3,197

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2026-04-29
Controller / Processor: Dr. Guzzo
Sector: Health Care
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), b), c) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Dr. Guzzo. The controller is a paediatrician who produced a poster containing information about a paediatric disease for scientific purposes. The controller used a picture of the minor son before the onset of the disease on this poster. The child's parent therefore requested the removal of the picture. Although the controller thought they had anonymised the child, the DPA stated that this was not the case. The controller therefore subsequently requested that the poster be removed from the internet.

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