Garante Privacy Newsletter (Italy DPA)

Garante Privacy Sanctions Aldilapp, Halts Non-Compliant Cameras

The Italian Garante Privacy has sanctioned Aldilapp and its distributors for non-compliant digital cemetery services, halting the use of non-compliant cameras. The authority also approved a delegation management platform and expressed global concerns regarding AI-generated intimate content.

Garante Privacy Sanctions eCampus, Rejects Pescara Body Cams

The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante Privacy) has sanctioned the University eCampus with a €50,000 fine for unlawfully processing biometric data using facial recognition for online course attendance verification. Additionally, the Garante has prohibited the municipality of Pescara from using body cameras for local police due to risks of data transfer to non-EU countries.

Garante Privacy Fines Nursery, Approves IT-Wallet, CEREBRO, AI in Schools

The Italian Garante Privacy has fined a nursery school €10,000 for privacy violations related to children's photos and video surveillance. The authority also approved the experimentation of IT-Wallet, the use of CEREBRO for asset investigations, and issued guidelines for AI in schools.

GDPR Fines and Guidance on AI, Healthcare, and Public Transparency

The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante privacy) issued a newsletter detailing several enforcement actions and guidance. Fines were issued to a bank (€100,000) and a municipality for transparency violations, and a hospital (€80,000) for improper access to patient health records. Global data protection authorities also affirmed that data protection fully applies to AI.

Hospital Fined €70k for Data Breach; FAQs on Public Tender Data Published

The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante privacy) has fined a company managing a hospital €70,000 for the unauthorized disposal of a patient's tissue sample and failure to notify a data breach. The newsletter also announced new FAQs on data processing and transparency in public tenders.

Garante Privacy Fines Verisure Italia and Aimag for GDPR Violations

The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante Privacy) has fined Verisure Italia €400,000 for unlawful marketing practices and Aimag for inadequate security measures. Both companies are ordered to cease unlawful data processing and comply with GDPR.

GDPR Fines for Employee Monitoring and Email Privacy

The Italian DPA has issued a €120,000 fine to an agricultural seed company for unlawfully monitoring employee driving habits via company vehicles. The newsletter also covers GDPR implications for accessing a dismissed employee's email and new tools against telemarketing.