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?
Italy
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.
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.
TikTok to take additional measures to keep the youngest off the platform
TikTok committed themselves to taking new measures on the Italian market that will enhance those already in place to prevent the youngest from accessing their platform
Italian DPA launches a contest on ‘easy privacy information via icons’
‘Easy privacy information via icons? Yes, you can!’ The Italian DPA launches a contest calling for creative ideas from all quarters.
Italian DPA fines Fastweb $5.3M under GDPR for aggressive telemarketing
The Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante”) on April 2 announced a fine of €4.5 million (U.S. $5.3 million) against telecommunications company Fastweb for misusing customer data for telemarketing purposes.
Facebook fined €7 million by watchdog
In addition to sanctioning Facebook for 5 million euros, the Authority had prohibited the further dissemination of the misleading practice and ordered the publication of an amendment statement on the homepage of the company website for Italy, on the Facebook app and on the personal page of each registered Italian user.
Italy tells TikTok to block users after death of young girl
The Italian data privacy watchdog ordered video app TikTok on Friday to block the accounts of any users in Italy whose age it could not verify following the death of a 10-year-old girl who had been using the Chinese-owned app.
Confusion over WhatsApp’s new T&Cs triggers privacy warning from Italy
Confusion over an update to Facebook-owned chat platform WhatsApp’s terms and conditions has triggered an intervention by Italy’s data protection agency.
Italian Privacy Watchdog Initiates Proceedings Against TikTok
The investigations the Italian DPA highlight data processing activities that are not compliant with GDPR.
Vodafone fined over 12 million Euro by Italian DPA for aggressive telemarketing practices
The Italian data protection supervisory authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) ordered Vodafone to pay a fine in […]
More GDPR applied in the UK than in Italy & France Combined
A report released by BuyShares has revealed that the United Kingdom tops for the imposition of data breach penalties with […]