Italy

Comune di Luino

10,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2020-12-17.

Rank · Sector

#178

of 357 in Public Sector and Education

Rank · Italy

#261

of 543

Rank · All fines

#1,339

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2020-12-17
Controller / Processor: Comune di Luino
Sector: Public Sector and Education
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), c) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) c), e) GDPR, Art. 6 (2) GDPR, Art. 6 (3) b) GDPR, Art. 37 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 37 (7) GDPR
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on the municipality of Luino. The controller had published a document containing personal data of a local council member. In addition to personal data, the document also contained information about a complaint procedure filed against him by the mayor. The freely accessible document could be downloaded without further authentication. Furthermore, the municipality had failed to name a data protection officer and to provide the DPA with his/her contact details.

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