Turkish City – €2,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)

€2,000Garante per la protezione dei dati personali26 May 2022Italy
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Fine

General GDPR enforcement action

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The Italian privacy authority fined the store 'Turkish City' EUR 2,000 for not informing people about video surveillance cameras on its premises. This matters because businesses must tell customers when they are being recorded. It's a reminder to all store owners to clearly communicate how they use surveillance cameras.

What happened

Turkish City installed video surveillance cameras without properly informing people about the data processing.

Who was affected

Customers and visitors to the Turkish City store who were recorded by the surveillance cameras.

What the authority found

The authority found that Turkish City failed to inform people about the video surveillance, violating GDPR's transparency rules.

Why this matters

This case highlights the importance of transparency in using surveillance cameras. Store owners should ensure they have clear signage and policies to inform customers about any video recording.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 13 GDPR
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The Italian DPA has fined the owner of the store 'Turkish City' EUR 2,000. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras in its premises without properly informing the data subjects about the processing of the data by the video surveillance. The DPA found that the controller had violated its duty to inform as set out in the GDPR.

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Turkish City in IT

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Fine Date

26 May 2022

Authority

Garante per la protezione dei dati personali

Fine Amount

€2,000

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-1271

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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Turkish City - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu

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