The Italian Data Protection Agency (IDPA or Garante) has ordered an Italian company to stop processing the personal data of its employees collected by means of GPS systems on company vehicles. The company is forbidden from using employees' geolocation systems without union agreements or the permission of the local Labor Office per the Workers Statute (Law No. 300/70). The order was adopted after some workers complained about being controlled while going about their work. The employees claimed that the geolocation systems could reveal information about their travels, such as the stops they make and their travelling speed. An IDPA investigation revealed that neither an ad hoc union agreement nor permission of the local Labor Office had been granted. Per the IDPA order, if the company gains union or labor office permission in the future, it must inform the Garante about the data processing and divulge who may access the information gleaned. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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