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Comune di Castellanza – €4,000 Fine (Italy, 2021)
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The municipality of Castellanza was fined €4,000 for posting documents with personal data on its website, making them publicly accessible. This ruling is significant because it underscores the importance of protecting personal information from public exposure.
What happened
The Italian DPA fined the Comune di Castellanza for uploading documents containing personal data to its website.
Who was affected
The person whose personal data was included in the publicly accessible documents uploaded by the municipality.
What the authority found
The authority determined that the municipality violated GDPR by failing to protect personal data from being publicly accessible.
Why this matters
This case serves as a warning for public entities to safeguard personal information. It highlights the need for proper data handling practices to prevent unauthorized access.
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The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 4,000 on the municipality of Castellanza. The municipality had uploaded documents containing personal data of the data subject on its website, which were freely accessible. The documents concerned a legal proceeding of the data subject.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Comune di Castellanza in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
25 March 2021
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€4,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Comune di Castellanza - Italy (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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