The adoption of certain measures taken to govern the COVID-19 emergency in Italy generates certain data protection issues. It is important to have full understanding of what can be done under current GDPR and data privacy regulation and to stay abreast of new guidelines issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority - Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali -. This section collects all related articles and updates (contents are in Italian and English).

The Italian Data Protection Authority’s latest guidelines on COVID-19 vaccinations at the workplace

20/05/2021 - The Italian Data Protection Authority has issued detailed guidelines on data processing activities in the context of workplace vaccination campaigns and on the role of the so-called “competent doctor” (medico competente). 

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The Proposal for a Digital Green Certificate in the joint opinion of the EDPB and the EDPS

15/04/2021 - The Proposal for a Digital Green Certificate aims to facilitate the exercise of the right to free movement within the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing a common framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable certificates on COVID-19 vaccination, testing and recovery.

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European Commission’s “vaccine pass” – the Digital Green Certificate

30/03/2021 - On March 17, 2021, the European Commission proposed a regulation for the creation of a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement of people during the pandemic.

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The Italian Data Protection Authority’s stance on COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination passes: What are the implications for employers and employees?

16/03/2021 - The Italian Data Protection Authority has updated its FAQs on the processing of personal data in the context of the health emergency caused by COVID-19, to provide guidance on the processing of data related to COVID-19 vaccination by the employer.

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National and local contact tracing apps: updates to the Italian Data Protection Authority’s FAQs on Covid-19 and data processing (in Italian)

13/07/2020 - Updates to the Italian Data Protection Authority’s FAQs on Covid-19 and data processing.

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European Data Protection Board: data subjects’ rights have to be effective even during the pandemic (in Italian)

11/06/2020 - Data subjects’ rights have to be effective even during the pandemic.

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Italian Data Protection Authority’s approval of the contact-tracing app Immuni (in Italian)

04/06/2020 - The approval of the contact-tracing app Immuni in Italy.

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Serological tests: updates to the Italian Data Protection Authority’s FAQs on Covid-19 and data processing (in Italian)

14/05/2020 - Updates to the Italian Data Protection Authority’s FAQs on COVID -19 regarding sereological tests.

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FAQs of the Italian Data Protection Authority on the processing of personal data during the COVID-19 pandemic

04/05/2020 - Italian Data Protection Authority’s FAQs on COVID -19 and data processing.

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Updates on privacy issues – Contact tracing app: Italian Data Protection Authority’s positive opinion on Italian Law Decree 28 on 30th April, 2020 (in Italian)

04/05/2020 - Opinion of the Italian Data Protection Authority on the contact tracing app.

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The European Commission's guidelines on anti-COVID apps

21/04/2020 - On April 16, 2020, the European Commission issued its Guidelines to support member state governments and app developers in the implementation of apps to fight the COVID-19 pandemic (“Guidelines”).

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Italian Garante’s and Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitisation’s hearings before the Parliament’s commission (in Italian) 

09/04/2020 - On 8 April 2020, the Italian DPA (Garante) and the Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitisation have been heard by the Parliament with regards to possible technological solutions to fight the COVID-19 outbreak, with particular focus on location and contacts tracing apps. In particular, the Garante has underlined the privacy principles that should be respected in the development of a location and contacts tracing app, while the Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitisation has exposed the requirements that such application should meet.

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Daily alert Coronavirus: updates on privacy issues

01/04/2020 – European Data Protection Supervisor’s letter on monitoring for prevention purposes.

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Daily alert Coronavirus: updates on privacy issues

17-19/03/2020 – Global Privacy Assembly’s statement, Italian Data Protection Authority’s interviews and European Data Protection Board’s Q&A.

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Daily alert Coronavirus: updates on privacy issues

16/03/2020 – Statement of the European Data Protection Board.

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Daily alert Coronavirus: updates on privacy issues

14/03/2020 – new rules on collection of data relating to symptoms due to Coronavirus?

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Daily alert Coronavirus: updates on privacy issues (in Italian)

11/03/2020 – Article 14 of Legislative Decree 14/2020: new rules on personal data processing by health authorities in Italy.

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Daily alert Coronavirus: updates on human resources management – focus on privacy (in Italian)

03/03/2020 - We highlight the Communication of the Italian Data Protection Authority, issued on March 2, 2020, which clarified some important aspects in the management of relationships with employees and suppliers.

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