The data protection authority fined an Italian airport company because the software used has insufficient protection for personal data. In the course of the investigations, it turned out that a secure network protocol (such as HTTPS protocol) was missing and the software itself did not encrypt the data. The authority considered it a breach of… […]
unlawful submissions to general practitioners
After a report on the abortion of a patient was mistakenly sent to a general practitioner, although she expressly disagreed with it, the Italian data protection authority started investigating the healthcare company. As the investigations revealed, the data breach was caused by a software failure that was used to manage patient data. A total of… […]
dentist refuses examination
A dentist in Italy has made an anamnesis bow with questions about infectious diseases a condition for an examination in his practice. However, since the affected person has an existing HIV infection, the doctor refused to treat him. According to the Italian authorities, this is a violation of the principles of legality and transparency. In… […]