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Lazio Region – €100,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)
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The Lazio Region was fined EUR 100,000 for improperly monitoring employees' email accounts, which included personal data. This decision is significant as it stresses the need for organizations to have valid reasons for collecting personal data.
What happened
The Lazio Region monitored employees' email accounts without a valid legal basis.
Who was affected
Employees of the Lazio Region whose email accounts were monitored and whose personal data was collected.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that the Lazio Region did not have a valid legal basis for the large-scale collection of personal data.
Why this matters
This ruling serves as a warning to organizations about the importance of having a legitimate reason for monitoring employee communications. It reinforces the need for transparency and accountability in data handling.
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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
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Lazio Region - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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