The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) has issued an urgent order with immediate effect requiring Amazon Italia Logistica S.r.l. to stop processing personal data relating to more than 1,800 employees at one of its logistics facilities. The investigation revealed multiple violations from a data protection perspective. In particular, the […]
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Digital Accessibility and Data Protection: Insights from the Italian Data Protection Authority
Digital accessibility is becoming a central compliance topic across Europe. With the entry into application of the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882, EAA), EU Member States must ensure that a wide range of digital products and services meet accessibility requirements so that people with disabilities can access them without barriers. These requirements apply to […]
Reading Between the Lines of the Italian DPA’s 2026 Inspection Plan
With its Resolution of 30 December 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) published its inspection plan for the period January to July 2026. The plan sets out the Authority’s inspection focus for the first semester of the year and provides for at least 40 targeted inspections across the […]
Italian Sunshine Act: a GDPR oriented analysis
In June 2022, Law 62/2022 known as the Sunshine Act entered into force in Italy, introducing new transparency regulations on transfers of value established between companies operating in the pharmaceutical and health care sector and health care professionals (HCPs) as well as health care organizations (HCOs). The Italian Sunshine Act is one of the newest […]