Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) · 18 December 2025
Pioneer Hi-Bred Italia Sementi s.r.l.
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Fine€120,000Fine issued
- Regulator
- Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
- Decided
- 18 December 2025
- Country
- Italy
- Sector
- Employment
- Regulator’s reference
- Not recorded
- Fino case number
- 2025/IT/078
What happened
The DPA found that an employer unlawfully monitored its employees’ driving behavior through a satellite telematic system. The controller was ordered to delete the collected data and pay a €120,000 administrative fine.
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Rules involved
- Processor obligations
- Unlawful processing
Sources
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