A.S.L. Napoli 1 Centro

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The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on A.S.L. Napoli 1 Centro. An employee at the health authority had filed a complaint with the DPA against the authority.An employee at the health authority had filed a complaint with the DPA against the authority. The health authority had published a press release on its website containing personal data of the data subject and information about a disciplinary procedure.The health authority believed that the publication was lawful since the data subject had already given this information to the press, which in turn had published a report on the matter. However, the DPA concluded that the authority still needed a valid legal basis for the publication, regardless of whether the information had already been published on other media.