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Regione Lombardia – €200,000 Fine (Italy, 2021)
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Regione Lombardia was fined €200,000 for publishing personal data of over 100,000 students on its website. The data included sensitive information about scholarship applicants, which should have been protected. This ruling stresses the need for careful handling of personal information.
What happened
Regione Lombardia published personal data of students applying for scholarships on its website without adequate protection.
Who was affected
Students who applied for state scholarships and had their personal information exposed online.
What the authority found
The Italian data protection authority ruled that Regione Lombardia violated GDPR rules by failing to protect sensitive personal data.
Why this matters
This case serves as a reminder for organizations to safeguard personal information, especially when it involves vulnerable groups like students.
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The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on the Region of Lombardy. The region had published on its website the personal data of more than 100,000 students who had applied for state scholarships or financial grants for the purchase of textbooks, technical equipment and teaching materials. As the Garante's preliminary audit revealed, it was possible to view and download the list of approved and funded applications, the list of approved and to be funded applications, the list of state scholarship recipients and the list of ineligible applications from the region's website. These lists included personally identifiable information such as the application ID, the applicant's name, the student's grade, the code and name of the school, as well as the application number. In this context, the DPA stated that the data of persons applying for economic benefits must be protected in a special way to prevent the economic and social hardship of the data subjects from becoming evident.
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Details
Fine Date
22 July 2021
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€200,000
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Regione Lombardia - Italy (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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