Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) · 3 September 2026
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Fine€10,000Fine issued
- Regulator
- Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
- Decided
- 3 September 2026
- Country
- Italy
- Sector
- Public Sector and Education
- Regulator’s reference
- Not recorded
- Fino case number
- 2026/IT/146
What happened
The DPA fined an employer €10,000 for implementing CCTV workplace surveillance without informing its employees. Further, the DPA held that the controller failed to perform a DPIA prior to the processing.
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Rules involved
- Art. 5Principles relating to processing of personal data5(1)(a)Read →
- Art. 12Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject12(1)Read →
- Art. 13Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subjectRead →
- Art. 35Data protection impact assessmentRead →
- Art. 88Processing in the context of employment88(1)Read →
- DPIA
- Data principles
- Transparency
- Unlawful processing
Sources
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