Authority
Garante
Country
Italy
Date Issued
January 17, 2020
Industry
Energy
Summary
Eni Gas e Luce was fined €17 million for unlawfully processing personal data for telemarketing and door-to-door sales campaigns using unauthorized databases without proper consumer consent. The violation involved large-scale unauthorized contact of customers for commercial purposes in breach of GDPR consent requirements.
Violation Types
TelemarketingConsentData Processing
Articles Violated
Art. 5 GDPRArt. 6 GDPR
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