The legitimacy of checks aimed at ascertaining illegal conduct detrimental to the company’s assets presupposes the existence of well-founded suspicion on the part of the employer concerning irregular conduct on the part of one or more employees. It follows that the onus is on the employer to first allege, and subsequently prove, the concrete circumstances […]
the decision led to the sanctioning of a haulage company for installing GPS devices on company vehicles. The Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, following a decision dated 16 January 2025, fined a haulage company for unlawfully monitoring around 50 employees during their working hours, using a GPS system installed on company vehicles. The […]
Brussels May 2024 During its latest plenary session, the European Data Protection Board adopted an opinion on the use of facial recognition technologies by airport operators and airlines to streamline passenger flow at airports. Anu Talus (chairman of the EDPB) said that although the implementation of facial recognition at airports is an effective tool in […]
The issue is always particularly crucial both for the information handled and for the high risks of retaliation and discrimination in the workplace. Especially in Italy. The identity of whistleblowers must be protected. The employer, data controller, is required to comply with the principles of data protection, ensuring their integrity and security. This was recently […]
In the absence of correct information about the characteristics of the computer system, the Company cannot use the data collected. This is specified (again) by the Italian Privacy Guarantor with its newsletter n. 477 of May 19, 2021. In the case under analysis, the company had not properly informed the workers of the characteristics […]