Comune di Curtarolo – €15,000 Fine (Italy, 2025)

€15,000Garante per la protezione dei dati personali23 October 2025Italy
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The Garante per la protezione dei dati personali fined the Comune di Curtarolo for misusing surveillance footage. This is important because it shows that employers cannot invade their employees' privacy without justification. Companies should ensure they have clear policies on surveillance and employee monitoring.

What happened

The municipality used surveillance footage in disciplinary proceedings and instructed other employees to spy on a colleague.

Who was affected

The employee who was subjected to surveillance and the other employees who were asked to monitor them.

What the authority found

The authority found that the Comune di Curtarolo violated data protection rules by improperly using surveillance footage and encouraging spying.

Why this matters

This ruling reinforces that employers must respect employee privacy. Businesses should establish transparent monitoring policies to comply with privacy laws.

GDPR Articles Cited

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Art. 13(GDPR)
Art. 35(GDPR)
Art. 5(1)(a) GDPR
Art. 6(1) GDPR
Art. 88(GDPR)
Art. 12(1) GDPR
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Art. 5(1) a) GDPR
b) GDPR
Art. 6(1) GDPR
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(3) GDPR
Art. 12(1) GDPR
Art. 13(GDPR)
Art. 35(GDPR)
Art. 88(GDPR)

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The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on the Comune di Curtarolo. The controller used surveillance footage in disciplinary proceedings against an employee, and also ordered other employees to spy on the employee in question and take pictures and videos of them.

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Comune di Curtarolo in IT

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

Details

Fine Date

23 October 2025

Authority

Garante per la protezione dei dati personali

Fine Amount

€15,000

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-2955

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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Comune di Curtarolo - Italy (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu

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