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Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo – €3,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)
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Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo was fined €3,000 by the Italian DPA for publishing candidates' personal data from a selection procedure on its website. This ruling underscores the necessity for municipalities to protect personal information and comply with privacy laws.
What happened
Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo published a list of candidates and their results from a selection procedure without a valid legal basis.
Who was affected
Candidates who participated in the selection procedure and had their personal data published online.
What the authority found
The DPA ruled that the municipality violated GDPR by not having a valid legal basis for publishing the candidates' personal data.
Why this matters
This case serves as a warning for public entities to ensure they comply with data protection laws when handling personal information. Transparency must be balanced with privacy rights.
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The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo. A person who had participated in a selection procedure had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the municipality had published a list of candidates and their results in the selection procedure on its website. In its investigation, the DPA found that the municipality did not have a valid legal basis to publish the results and the personal data of the applicants. In addition, the DPA found that the controller failed to comply with the data subject's request for deletion of their personal data.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
28 April 2022
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€3,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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