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Comune di Curtarolo – €15,000 Fine (Italy, 2025)
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The Comune di Curtarolo was fined EUR 15,000 for using surveillance footage against an employee and instructing others to spy on them. This action raised serious privacy concerns. It underscores the need for organizations to respect employee privacy rights.
What happened
The municipality used surveillance footage in disciplinary actions against an employee and directed others to monitor them.
Who was affected
An employee who was subjected to surveillance and monitoring by the municipality.
What the authority found
The Italian data protection authority determined that the Comune di Curtarolo violated data protection rules by improperly using surveillance footage.
Why this matters
This ruling serves as a warning to organizations about the limits of surveillance in the workplace. Companies must respect employee privacy and ensure that monitoring practices comply with legal standards.
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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
GDPRhub ID
gdprhub-9659About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Comune di Curtarolo - Italy (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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