Sportitalia – €20,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Sportitalia was fined EUR 20,000 by the Italian Data Protection Authority for using fingerprints to track employee attendance without proper justification. The authority found this practice unnecessary and that employees weren't properly informed. This case highlights the need for proportionality and transparency in using biometric data.
What happened
Sportitalia used employee fingerprints to track attendance without proper justification or informing employees.
Who was affected
Employees whose biometric data (fingerprints) were processed by Sportitalia.
What the authority found
The Italian DPA fined Sportitalia for unjustified and non-transparent processing of biometric data, violating GDPR.
Why this matters
This ruling stresses that companies must justify the use of sensitive data like fingerprints and ensure employees are fully informed. Businesses should evaluate the necessity of biometric data and ensure transparency to avoid similar fines.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on Sportitalia. The controller processed biometric data (fingerprints) of employees for the purpose of registering their attendance. Garante found that such extensive processing was not proportionate and therefore constituted an unjustified infringement of the rights of the data subjects. Furthermore, Garante determined that the processing of biometric data had taken place without sufficiently informing the data subjects about the processing.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Sportitalia 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
€20,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1542
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Sportitalia - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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