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Comune di San Giorgio Jonico – €3,000 Fine (Italy, 2020)
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The Municipality of San Giorgio Jonico was fined for unlawfully publishing a complainant's personal data on its website. This included sensitive information like the complainant's residence and tax identification number. It's a reminder for public entities to handle personal data carefully to avoid legal consequences.
What happened
The Municipality of San Giorgio Jonico disclosed a complainant's personal data on its website without legal grounds.
Who was affected
The complainant whose personal data was published by the Municipality.
What the authority found
The Italian Data Protection Authority ruled that the Municipality unlawfully disclosed personal data, violating GDPR principles.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes the importance of safeguarding personal data, especially for public entities. Organizations must ensure they have a valid legal basis before sharing any personal information.
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The Municipality of San Giorgio Jonico had made public on its website that it had started civil proceedings against a complainant and mandated a lawyer to this end. In addition to the name of the complainant, the Municipality had disclosed his residence, date and place of birth, tax identification number, and a detailed reconstruction of the activities carried out during the complainant's time holding a public office. Was the publishing of the complainant's personal data by the Municipality lawful in accordance with Articles 5(1)(c), 6(1)(c), (e), 6(2), and 6(3)(b) GDPR? The DPA held that the disclosure of the personal data by the Municipality was unlawful and imposed a fine of €3000 in accordance with Articles 58(2)(i) and 83(3), (5).
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Comune di San Giorgio Jonico in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
5 March 2020
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€3,000
GDPRhub ID
gdprhub-2643About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Comune di San Giorgio Jonico - Italy (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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