Skip to Primary Navigation

Italy’s Garante fines Enel Energia over €79m for data privacy violations in telemarketing

People going down the escalators, with the Enel sign in the background.
Photo: Enel

The italian data protection watchdog has issued its biggest fine to date.

A record fine of over €79m ($85.4m) has been imposed on Enel Energia over alleged mishandling of numerous electricity and gas supply customers’ personal data for telemarketing purposes. The company, which is a unit of Enel – Italy’s national entity for electricity – allegedly used customers’ personal data in connection with

Get full access, free for a month

Start your 28-day free trial to continue reading and access
all content on GRIP – no payment details required.

What’s included:

  • Every new article, plus our 5,000+ archive
  • Daily regulatory insight and guidance
  • Exclusive interviews and in-depth analysis
  • Coverage of industry-leading events and conferences
  • All podcasts and videos, featuring industry experts
  • The full set of Rules Navigator tools
  • An ad-free experience