Garante Privacy: “Taking Stock Of The First 4 Months Of Implementing The GDPR”

According to the Italian DPA, the Garante Privacy, as of 28 September 2018, four months after the GDPR became fully applicable in Italy: 40,738 appointed DPO's contact information was communicated 2,547 complaints and reports were received 305 data breach notifications were made 7,200 requests to the Garante's font office were made These numbers show a significant ...

Italy approves 6 year data retention

On 19 July 2017, during a session dedicated to the fulfilment of obligations resulting from EU membership, the Italian Chamber of Deputies approved an amendment which extends the period of retention of telephone and electronic communication traffic data to 6 years with a view of detecting and suppressing criminal offences and terrorism. The amendment still has to ...