Comune di San Marco in Lamis – €3,000 Fine (Italy, 2021)
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Italy's privacy authority fined the Comune di San Marco in Lamis EUR 3,000 for posting personal data online without consent. The data included sensitive information like birth dates and addresses. This case reminds organizations to protect personal information and remove it when requested.
What happened
The Comune di San Marco in Lamis was fined for posting personal data online without consent.
Who was affected
Individuals whose personal data, including birth dates and addresses, were posted online by the municipality.
What the authority found
The Italian DPA found that the municipality violated data protection rules by making personal data publicly accessible without consent.
Why this matters
This case underscores the importance of safeguarding personal data and responding promptly to requests for its removal. Organizations should ensure they have proper procedures to protect individuals' privacy.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on the municipality of San Marco in Lamis. The municipality had uploaded documents containing personal data of the data subject and his family freely accessible on its website. The documents were two orders against the data subject. The documents were related to a proceeding against the data subject concerning construction activities without a building permit and contained the date of birth, place of birth, tax number and address of the data subject and his relatives. The data subject had already asked the municipality in advance to remove the documents from the website. However, the municipality did not comply.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Comune di San Marco in Lamis in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
11 March 2021
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€3,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-647
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Comune di San Marco in Lamis - Italy (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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