Italian Data Protection Authority Fines Agricultural Company €120,000 for Unlawful Employee Monitoring
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The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) has imposed a €120,000 fine on a company in the agricultural sector, part of a multinational group with a Swiss parent company, for unlawful processing of personal data. The violation involves the installation of monitoring devices on company vehicles assigned to five employees without a proper legal basis or GDPR-compliant privacy notice. No technical details about the devices or the exact date of the sanction are specified.