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The Italian Data Protection Authority (the Garante) issued its first GDPR fine on, among others, the unlawful retention of metadata from employees’ emails and web browsing activities applying in Italy for the first time its highly discussed guidelines of 2024 on the use of metadata in workplace email systems.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 10 minRead time

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Jan 2025

Technology

DeepSeek AI Blocked in Italy: Privacy Concerns and the Future of AI Regulation

A groundbreaking artificial intelligence system, DeepSeek AI, has emerged from China, promising to challenge major U.S. players at a fraction of the usual cost, but it has now been blocked by the privacy authority in Italy.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 7 minRead time

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Jun 2024

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Italian Privacy Authority’s Move on Metadata of Employees’ Emails

The Italian privacy authority changed its approach on the retention of metadata of employees' emails, but the new position might not be a solution for companies that shall perform substantial activities to comply.

ByCristina Criscuoli 0Comments 4 minRead time

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Jun 2024

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

The Garante Issues Guidelines to Prevent AI Web Scraping

The Italian Privacy Authority, the Garante, released an information note with detailed guidelines on how to defend personal data published online by public and private entities from web scraping as part of the training of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

ByTommaso Ricci 0Comments 5 minRead time

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Mar 2024

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Italy’s Largest GDPR Fine Against ENEL Highlights Flaws in DPAs’ Enforcement Procedures

The Garante issued the largest ever GDPR fine in Italy against ENEL Energia, which, however, shows deficiencies in the enforcement procedures that should be improved to benefit privacy-related values across Europe.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 5 minRead time

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Feb 2024

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Retention of Metadata of Employees’ Emails Restricted by the Italian Privacy Authority

In a highly discussed (and criticized) move, Italian Privacy Authority (the Garante) has mandated a dramatic shift in email metadata retention policies relating to employees emails’ metadata.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 2 minRead time

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Jan 2024

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Italian € 26.5 M GDPR Fine Cancelled by Court As Issued Too Late

The Court of Rome cancelled the GDPR fine of EUR 26.5 million issued by the Italian data protection authority against ENEL, one of the largest energy companies in the world because it was issued too late, after the expiry of the procedural terms.

ByEnila Elezi 0Comments 5 minRead time

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Nov 2023

Data Protection & Cybersecurity Technology

AI Scrutinized (again): Italian Privacy Authority Probes Web Scraping Practice

The web scraping of information and personal data by artificial intelligence (AI) systems for their training has come under the scrutiny of the Italian privacy authority.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 3 minRead time

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Oct 2023

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

A DPO cannot be also a Data Processor for the Italian Privacy Authority

According to the Italian data protection authority, a DPO cannot play the role of data processor at the same time.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 3 minRead time

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Oct 2023

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Rules for AI in the healthcare sector set by the Italian privacy authority

The Italian Privacy Authority issued a decalogue of rules on artificial intelligence in the healthcare that sets out principles that can be applicable to both public and private companies using AI.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 3 minRead time