Ministero degli Interni – €4,000 Fine (Italy, 2023)

In 2018, a medical college discovered that Mr. XX, the complainant, was no longer suitable to have a gun license. In this context, the Commander of the Firemen Department of Latina, the employee of Mr. XX, sent the medical report to "Questura di Latina" due to the active Italian procedure, under articles 11 (3) and 39 of T.U.L.P.S., to revoke any authorization conceded to Mr. XX and preventing the possession of guns, ammunitions, and explosive material. Furthermore, the report was sent to the police department of Terracina and the "Stazione dei Carabinieri di Sonnino". The "Questura di Latina" argued that the report constituted the only legal basis for revoking the gun license and that, given their relationship with public safety, the right to privacy couldn’t be considered prevalent. The Italian Dpa fined, under articles 19 and 20 d.lgs. 30 giugno 2003 n. 196 (before the implementation of GDPR), the "Ministero degli Interni" for having communicated personal data of Mr. XX related to his health, without having a legal basis.