Lazio Region – €100,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)
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The Lazio Region in Italy was fined for secretly monitoring employees' email accounts without proper legal grounds. The Italian data protection authority found that this invasion of privacy lasted for 180 days and included personal data. This ruling stresses the need for organizations to have a valid reason before collecting personal information.
What happened
The Lazio Region monitored the email accounts of its legal department employees on suspicion of information leaks.
Who was affected
Employees of the Lazio Region's legal department were affected by the monitoring.
What the authority found
The authority decided that the Lazio Region lacked a valid legal basis for the extensive collection of personal data.
Why this matters
This ruling highlights that organizations must respect employee privacy and have legitimate reasons for monitoring communications. It sets a precedent for how employee data should be handled.
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The Italian DPA has fined Lazio Region EUR 100,000. A trade union had filed a complaint with the DPA alleging that the Region had monitored the e-mail accounts of employees of the Region's legal department. The Region had initiated such monitoring on suspicion of possible disclosure of information protected by official secrecy to third parties. The Region stored and analyzed the employees' data for 180 days. The data included not only information related to work, but also personal data of the data subjects concerning their private sphere. During its investigation, the DPA found that the Region at the time did not have a valid legal basis for such a large-scale collection of personal data.
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Details
Fine Date
1 December 2022
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€100,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1537
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Lazio Region - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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