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Corporate e-mail and defensive monitoring: when the GDPR and employment law lead to different outcomes 

The Piaggio case clearly illustrates how the same set of facts can give rise to profoundly different assessments depending on the perspective adopted. In its decision of 13…

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Company files deleted from the PC: dismissal lawful even without proof of damage

The matter arises from the disciplinary dismissal of an employee performing general secretarial duties who, upon returning the company computer following a change in her duties, handed back…

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Corporate controls and data protection: what balance?

A recent judgment of the Court of Pisa, No. 800 of 13 June 2026, addresses a topic of particular interest for companies: the delicate balance between the protection…

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AI and the employment relationship: initial guidance from the implementing decrees and data protection implications

Following the preliminary approval by the Council of Ministers, on 10 June 2026, of the first draft legislative decrees implementing the enabling law on artificial intelligence (Law No.…

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Video-surveillance and data protection: the Italian Data Protection Authority reaffirms transparency obligations

With Decision No. 167/2026 of 12 March 2026, the Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante per la protezione dei dati personali”) once again addressed the issue of video surveillance,…

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Management of corporate email after termination of employment: the Italian Data Protection Authority extends the right of access to all emails in the individual email account 

“An employee may access the messages in their corporate email account and the documents stored on their computer after the termination of employment. Any limitations must be justified by specific…

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Management of corporate email after termination of employment: the limits according to the Italian Data Protection Authority

The Italian Data Protection Authority (i.e. “Garante per la protezione dei dati personali”) has once again provided guidance on how employers should manage corporate email accounts after the…

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Remote work and geolocation. How to design remote work arrangements in compliance with applicable regulations 

“Employers may not geolocate employees working remotely.” This was the position expressed by the Italian Data Protection Authority (i.e. “Garante per la protezione dei dati personali”), which imposed…

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GPS and company vehicles. Continuous tracking exposes the company to risk

On January 16, 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (i.e. “Garante per la protezione dei dati personali”) issued a decision, publicly disclosed through its institutional newsletter on March…

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Video surveillance: presence of workers and monitoring of their activities essential requirements for breach of prohibition on remote monitoring

By judgment of 26 September 2023, no. 46188, the Italian Court of Cassation, Third Chamber, ruled on the components necessary for the offence referred to in Article 4…

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