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ITALY: Personal Data Anonymization and the Risk of the DPO Being an Executor

DLA Piper on 7/31/2025

The Italian Data Protection Authority’s recent decision provided guidance on the true meaning of personal data anonymization and the crucial distinction between the DPO as a monitor – not an executor. In a world driven by AI...more

Italy Founder Series: Privacy for Startups – First Moves

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/7/2025

italiano: Privacy per Startup – I primi passi When launching a startup in Italy, it is critical to comply with the applicable data protection requirements. Failing to do so can lead to significant risks in terms of liability...more

Italian Supervisory Authority Imposes 20 Million EUR Fine on Controller Outside of Europe

Alston & Bird on 3/11/2022

The Italian Garante per la Protezione dei dati Personali (‘Italian SA’) published a decision of February 10, 2022 in which it imposes a 20 million EUR fine on a company outside of Europe for violation of the EU General Data...more

Aggressive Telemarketing: Italian Data Protection Authority fines telephone company 12,251,601 euros

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/4/2020

On November 12th , the Italian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of 12,251,601 euros to a telephone company for illegally processing the data of millions of users for the purpose of carrying out direct marketing...more

COVID-19 and Data Protection Compliance: Italy

White & Case LLP on 4/24/2020

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and its development into a global pandemic, organizations have been implementing exceptional measures to safeguard employees, customers and others against the health threat that is being...more

Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/17/2020

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

GDPR Guide to National Implementation: Italy - A practical guide to national GDPR compliance requirements across the EEA

White & Case LLP on 12/23/2019

Q1/ Applicable legislation - (a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation? Old legislation has been updated....more

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