Municipality of Thiene – €3,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)
The Italian privacy authority fined the Municipality of Thiene EUR 3,000 for publishing personal information online without proper consent. This case highlights the importance of protecting personal data, even when pseudonymized, as it can still identify individuals.
What happened
The Municipality of Thiene published a person's dismissal details online, including an identifiable matriculation number, without proper consent.
Who was affected
Individuals whose personal information, such as matriculation numbers, was published online by the Municipality of Thiene.
What the authority found
The Italian DPA found that publishing a matriculation number online made the person identifiable, violating GDPR's principles of lawfulness and data minimization.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes that pseudonymization alone does not exempt entities from GDPR compliance. Public entities must ensure that any online publication of personal data is lawful and necessary.
GDPR Articles Cited
National Law Articles
The case involved the unauthorized publication of personal data on an online notice board, not related to cookies or consent mechanisms.
Violations (1)
Non-essential cookies (tracking, advertising) are placed on the user's device before obtaining valid consent.
Art. 6(1) GDPR
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Municipality of Thiene in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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Details
Fine Date
15 September 2022
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€3,000
GDPRhub ID
gdprhub-5419About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Municipality of Thiene - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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