Italian DPA Press Releases 2008–2026: Fines, Bans, AI Actions

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A selection of the main press releases and interviews issued by the Italian DPA over the years, in English

PRESS RELEASES

Italy’s Data Protection Authority orders Amazon to stop record-keeping of workers’ personal data
- 24 february 2026

Private videos - The Italian Data Protection Authority warns CamHub: no to the Disclosure of images stolen from italians' homes
- 6 october 2025

Deepfake: Italian Data Protection Authority orders immediate stop to Clothoff, the app that undresses people
- 3 october 2025

- Artificial Intelligence — The Italian Data protection authority warns: Meta to start using personal data to train its systems starting late may unless users object
- 29 april 2025

- The Italian Personal Data Protection Authority Launches Investigation into Lusha
- 8 april 2025

- Artificial Intelligence: The Italian Data Protection Authority blocks DeepSeek
- 30 january 2025

- AI: The Italian Data Protection Authority requests information from Deepseek. Possible risk for millions of people’s data in Italy
- 28 january 2025

- Chatgpt, The Italian Data Protection Authority closes the preliminary investigation
- 20 december 2024

- Artificial Intelligence: the Italian Data Protection Authority Issues Guidance to Protect Personal Data from Web Scraping
- 30 may ** 2024

- Artificial intelligence: the Italian Data Protection Authority writes to Parliament and Government
- 24 march ** 2024

- Artificial intelligence: the Italian Data Protection Authority opens an investigation into OpenAI’s ‘Sora’
- 8 march ** 2024

- Telemarketing: Italian Data Protection Authority sanctions Enel Energia
- 29 February 2024

- ChatGPT: Italian DPA notifies breaches of privacy law to OpenAI
- 29 January 2024

- Artificial Intelligence: The Next G7 DPA Conference in Rome
- 30 november 2023

- Pornhub under the lens of the Garante
- 11 july 2023

- ChatGPT: OpenAI reinstates service in Italy with enhanced transparency and rights for european users and non-users
- 28 april 2023

- ChatGPT: Italian SA to lift temporary limitation if OpenAI implements measures
- 12 april 2023

- ChatGPT: Meeting Tomorrow Between OpenAI and Italian SA
- 4 april 2023

- Artificial intelligence: stop to ChatGPT by the Italian SA. Personal data is collected unlawfully, no age verification system is in place for children
- 31 March 2023

- Artificial intelligence: italian SA clamps down on ‘Replika’ chatbot
- 3 february 2023

- Privacy: Memorandum of Cooperation between the Italian SA and the Georgian DP Service
- 7 october 2022

- Italian SA Requests Clarification from Facebook on Steps Taken Regarding Italian National Elections
- 22 september 2022

- Italian SA bans use of Google Analytics. No adequate safeguards for data transfers to the USA
- 23 june 2022

- Ukraine: Italian SA probing Kaspersky antivirus. Processing of data on Italian users to be verified
- 18 march 2022

- Facial recognition: Italian SA fines Clearview AI eur 20 million. Bans use of biometric data and monitoring of Italian data subjects
- 9 march 2022

- Aggressive telemarketing: Italian SA fines Enel Energia EUR 26.5 million Consumers’ data were used without their consent and the accountability principle was not complied with
-19 january 2022

- ‘Transparent information’: winners of the contest launched by Italian SA announced
-15 december 2021

- Smart glasses: Italian SA met Facebook and Luxottica Both companies say they are ready to start awareness-raising and information campaigns in collaboration with the Italian SA to foster responsible use
-17 september 2021

• Smart glasses: Italian SA seeks information from Facebook

• 10 september 2021

• Riders: Italian SA says no to algorithms causing discrimination. A platform in the Glovo group fined EUR 2.6 million

• 5 july 2021

• Abstract of Italian SA’s order as issued against Foodinho S.r.l.

• 5 july 2021

• ‘IO’ app: The controller (PagoPA) to implement the measures requested by the Italian SA to protect users

• 16 june 2021

• Green Pass: Green light from the Italian SA subject to adequate safeguards Use of the IO App to be limited temporarily

• 10 june 2021

• Italian SA imposes processing limitation on a COVID19-related app (‘Mitiga’)

• 4 june 2021

• Green Pass: The Italian SA issues a warning to the Campania Region

• 26 may 2021

• Tik Tok to take additional measures to keep the youngest off the platform. Over 500,000 accounts of italian children aged under 13 already removed

• 12 may 2021

• ‘Italy reopens’ decree: major criticalities for vaccination pass. Italian SA issues warning to Government

• 25 april 2021

- Facial recognition: the SARI Real Time system is not compliant with privacy laws
-16 april 2021

• Data stolen from Facebook: Italian DPA requests Facebook to take measures to limit risks and recalls that using any stolen data is unlawful Users should watch out for unusual events concerning their cellphones

• 6 april 2021

• ‘Easy privacy information via icons? Yes, you can!’. The Garante launches a contest calling for creative ideas from all quarters - 15 march 2021

• Tik Tok to comply with the requests by the Italian Garante - 3 february 2021

• Tik Tok: Italian SA imposes limitation on processing after the death of the girl from Palermo - 22 january 2021

• Whatsapp: new privacy policy unclear, says the Italian Sa. The SA does not exclude taking urgent measures - 14 january 2021

• Tik Tok Endangers Children’s Privacy: Italian Dpa Initiates Proceedings Against the Social Network - 22 december 2020

• 'Privacy 2030': A manifesto for our future.The Italian Garante and IAPP publish the manifesto of Giovanni Buttarelli's thinking - 18 september 2020

• Telephone Operators: Italian SA Fines Wind Eur 17 Million and Iliad Eur 0.8 Million - 13 july 2020

• Coronavirus: No do-it-yourself (DIY) data collection, says the Italian DPA - 6 march 2020

• TikTok: the Italian DPA calls for an EU taskforce - 24 january 2020

• The Italian Supervisory Authority fines Eni Gas e Luce Eur 11.5 million. On account of unsolicited telemarketing and contracts - 17 January 2020

• New Rules for Credit Reporting Systems in the Digital Economy - 19 september 2019

• Grief over the demise of Giovanni Buttarelli - 21 august 2019

• Big Data: Guidelines and Policy Recommendations by Agcm, Agcom and Garante privacy - 10 july 2019

• Cambridge Analytica: Facebook fined 1 million Euro by the Italian Dpa - 28 june 2019

• 'The "Exodus” Trojan Case – "Appalling”, said Antonello Soro' - 30 march 2019

• E-invoices: no database to be set up by Italy’s Revenue Agency. No e-invoices for health care services - EDPB news - 20 march 2019

- Cambridge Analytica: Fact-finding over,Italian SA ready to impose sanctions - 7 february 2019

- Cambridge Analytica – The Italian Dpa met Facebook and asked for clarifications on any breaches committed in Italy **** - 24 april 2018

- Cambridge Analytica - "Sorry is not enough": WP29 establishes a Social Media Working Group - 11 april 2018

- Letter to Ms. Andrea Jelinek Chair, Article 29 Working Party - 21 march 2018

- Uber: Statement by Antonello Soro, President of the Italian Data Protection Authority, on the Hacking Attack - 22 november 2017

- Schools: Full Marks in Privacy
New Guidance by the Italian DPA on How to ‘Teach and Respect Privacy in Schools´ - 7 november 2016

• The Italian DPA Investigates WhatsApp **** - 27 September 2016

• Data Transfers to the USA: the "Safe Harbor" Authorisation is Invalid - 6 november 2015

• Annual Report 2014 - Press Memo - 23 june 2015

• Marketing and Privacy: Companies Forewarned, Consumers Forearmed - 20 april 2015

• ****** Google to comply with the privacy measures set forth by the Italian DPA - 20 february 2015

• Privacy: Cooperation Agreement between Italy and Albania ** ** - 13 February 2015

- European Data Protection Day – "Connected Planet: The New Dimension of Privacy" - 28 january 2015

- Medical Apps: More Transparency Is Needed on Data Use - 10 september 2014

- More Safeguards for Google Users in Italy: The Italian Garante Draws the Line - 21 july 2014

- Social Privacy: How to Protect Yourselves in the Age of Social Networks - 23 may 2014

• Google pays 1-million-Euro fine imposed by the Italian DPA because of Google´s Street View service - 3 april 2014

- Interception of Communications by Judicial Authorities: Enhanced Security Measures To Be Implemented - 24 july 2013

- NO to Spam, YES to Consumer-"Friendly" Marketing - 23 july 2013

- "GET SMART!" : A video tutorial from the Italian DPA to protect privacy on smartphones and tablets - 16 april 2013

- Google: The Italian Dpa Initiates a Proceeding to Establish Compliance with Italian Legislation - 02 april 2013

• Electoral Propaganda : How-To Rules by the Italian DPA - 13 april 2011

• Public Administration on the Internet: The Rules to Respect Citizens´ and Employees´ Privacy - 04 april 2011

• **** Google Streetview Cars will have to be clearly marked - 25 october 2010

• "Captured" Communications on Wi-Fi Networks: The Italian DPA Requires Google to Block Data Processing and Reports the Case to Judicial Authorities - 21 september 2010

• Profiling and Telephone Operators: The Rules Set Out by the Italian DPA - 10 july 2010

• Video Surveillance: Privacy-Friendly Integrated Systems and Smart Cameras - 27 april 2010

• A movie theater at the Italian DPA - 26 jannuary 2010

• Medical Examinations Online - 21 december 2009

• Electronic Health Records. Guidelines by the Italian DPA - 11 august 2009

• Medical Examinations Online - 21 december 2009

• Security Measures and Notification: Simplifications Introduced by the Italian DPA - 9 december 2008

• Adoption by JHA Council of the Framework Decision on Data Protection in III Pillar - 28 november 2008

INTERVIEWS

- Excerpts from an interview to the President of the Italian SA, Antonello Soro, with the Italian daily "Corriere della Sera", on data protection issues and COVID-19 measures - 18 march 2020

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Personal Data Protection Code

Containing provisions to adapt the national legislation to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016

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Regulation (EU) 2016/679

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)