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Comune di San Marco in Lamis – €3,000 Fine (Italy, 2021)
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The municipality of San Marco in Lamis was fined €3,000 for posting personal documents online without permission. This is important because it shows that even public entities must protect people's private information.
What happened
Comune di San Marco in Lamis uploaded documents containing personal data of an individual and their family to its website without consent.
Who was affected
The individual and their family, whose personal data was made publicly accessible, were affected.
What the authority found
The Italian data protection authority ruled that the municipality violated GDPR by failing to remove documents containing personal information after a request was made.
Why this matters
This ruling highlights the obligation of all organizations, including public ones, to safeguard personal data. It serves as a reminder for entities to act promptly on requests to remove sensitive information.
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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
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Comune di San Marco in Lamis - Italy (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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