ITALY: Garante plans more than 250 inspections
Published
Contributors:
Rocco Panetta
CIPP/E
Country Leader, Italy, IAPP; Managing Partner, PANETTA Law Firm; Chairman
PTP Privacy Tech Professionals
The Italian Data Protection Authority (the Garante) has announced its audit plan for the second semester of 2010. Officials will carry out more than 250 inspection checks in collaboration with the Italian Fiscal Police. The audits will target community registries, marketing databases, government departments and other entities that handle sensitive personal information.
In the first semester of 2010, the Garante carried out 224 inspections resulting in 269 penalty proceedings and 2,500,000 euros in fines.
The Garante has contested, in five cases, sanctions involving telemarketing companies and companies that illegally used databases containing the information of millions of citizens.
In the first semester of 2010, the Garante carried out 224 inspections resulting in 269 penalty proceedings and 2,500,000 euros in fines.
The Garante has contested, in five cases, sanctions involving telemarketing companies and companies that illegally used databases containing the information of millions of citizens.
