Comune di Borgia – €5,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The Italian data protection authority fined the Comune di Borgia EUR 5,000 for improperly using employees' biometric data to track attendance. This matters because it shows that even local governments must respect privacy laws when handling sensitive data. The authority found the use of biometric data was not justified and lacked a legal basis.
What happened
Comune di Borgia used employees' biometric data to track attendance without a valid legal basis.
Who was affected
Employees of Comune di Borgia whose biometric data was used for attendance tracking.
What the authority found
The authority determined that the municipality's use of biometric data was unjustified and lacked a legal basis, violating GDPR rules.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of having a valid legal basis for processing sensitive data like biometrics. Local governments and businesses should ensure they comply with privacy laws to avoid penalties.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Comune di Borgia. The municipality processed biometric data of employees for the purpose of registering their attendance. Garante found that such processing was not proportionate and therefore constituted an unjustified infringement of the rights of the data subjects. Subsequently, Garante determined that the processing of biometric data had taken place without a legal basis. Also the Garante found that the municipality failed to provide the DPA the contact data of their data protections officer.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Comune di Borgia in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
15 December 2022
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€5,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1634
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Comune di Borgia - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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