Italy

December 20, 2022

Italian Supreme Court Grants Global Delisting Order Under National Law

The Italian Supreme Court held that an Italian court or competent data protection authority has jurisdiction to issue a global delisting order.

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December 12, 2022

Italy’s privacy watchdog fines COVID lockdown-era party app

Regulator finds ‘numerous violations’ of the GDPR.

A man with short hair and a slight smile is facing forward. There is a digital overlay on his face displaying facial recognition features, with lines and points marking facial geometry. To the left, the word "PROCESSING" is shown above a progress bar. The background is blurred.

November 16, 2022

Italy outlaws facial recognition tech, except to fight crime

Italy prohibited the use of facial recognition and ‘smart glasses’, except when necessary n judicial investigations or the fight against crime.

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September 16, 2022

Italy backs ban on data tracking in political ads, France hesitates

Italy supports a full ban on targeted advertising based on the tracking of users, but France seems to be on the fence.

July 16, 2022

Italian DPA warns Tik Tok against ‘personalized’ ads based on legitimate interest

Italian DPA warned TikTok on change of legal basis for personalizing ads to legitimate interests and emphasised that consent must be used.

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July 1, 2022

Google Analytics banned in several European countries due to GDPR violations

The Italian data protection authority found that a local web publisher’s use of it violated GDPR rules.

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March 10, 2022

Italian DPA fines Clearview AI €20 million

The Italian data protection authority fined the Clearview AI EUR 20 million for GDPR breaches when processing sensitive data.

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January 22, 2022

Italian SA fines Enel Energia EUR 26.5 million

Italian SA fines Enel Energia EUR 26.5 million for using consumers’ data without their consent and non complying with the accountability principle.

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November 28, 2021

Italy’s antitrust regulator fines Google, Apple over data use

Italy’s antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet’s Google and iPhone maker Apple 10 million euros ($11.2 million) each for “aggressive practices” linked to the commercial use of user data.

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October 11, 2021

In Venice, High-Tech Tracking of Tourists Stirs Alarm

Can cellphone data and surveillance cameras help restore the city’s old-world charm, or just destroy what magic remains?

A smartphone displaying a navigation app is mounted on a car dashboard. The dashboard has a large display screen showing a radio channel, "RFM." The steering wheel and part of the driver's hand are partially visible. The background is blurred, indicating motion.

July 28, 2021

The Italian DPA sanctions a food delivery company for monitoring drivers

Italian supervisory authority published an injunction against a company operating a food delivery app over the processing of riders’ personal data with respect to the use of algorithms for the management of the orders.

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July 15, 2021

Italian Supervisory Authority Fines Foodinho Over its Use of Performance Management Algorithms

The Italian Supervisory Authority (Garante) announced that it has fined Foodinho S.r.l. 2.6 million EUR for its use of performance algorithms in connection with its employees.

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