Villafranca di Verona municipality – €4,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The municipality of Villafranca di Verona was fined for mistakenly publishing an employee's personal data on its website. The Italian data protection authority found this breached privacy rules. This case serves as a reminder to carefully handle and protect employee data.
What happened
Villafranca di Verona municipality published an employee's personal data on its website without proper safeguards.
Who was affected
An employee of Villafranca di Verona municipality whose personal data was publicly disclosed online.
What the authority found
The Italian data protection authority determined that the municipality violated GDPR by improperly handling and disclosing personal data.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of ensuring that personal data is not inadvertently published online. It serves as a warning for public entities to implement strict data protection measures to prevent unauthorized disclosures.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 4,000 on Villafranca di Verona municipality. The municipality had published a document containing personal data of an employee on its website.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Villafranca di Verona municipality in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
10 November 2022
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€4,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1538
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Villafranca di Verona municipality - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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