Università Telematica e-Campus – €50,000 Fine (Italy, 2026)
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Università Telematica e-Campus was fined €50,000 for using facial recognition to track attendance in online classes without proper legal grounds. This is significant because it shows that educational institutions must follow strict rules when handling personal data, especially sensitive information like biometric data.
What happened
The university used a facial recognition system for attendance tracking without a sufficient legal basis.
Who was affected
Students whose attendance was monitored through facial recognition technology.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that the university failed to comply with data protection principles, including data minimization and storage limitation.
Why this matters
This case highlights the risks of using advanced technologies in education. Institutions must ensure they have a valid legal basis and adhere to data protection principles.
GDPR Articles Cited
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National Law Articles
The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on Università Telematica e-Campus. The controller used facial recognistion system to controll the attendance in online classes, but failed to base the processing on a sufficient legal basis. Additionally the processor failed to comply with the prinicples of data minimisation, storage limitiation and data protection by default.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Università Telematica e-Campus in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
29 January 2026
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€50,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-3076
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Università Telematica e-Campus - Italy (2026). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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