Enforcement action · Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali
[Garante] COMUNICATO STAMPA - Il Garante privacy sanziona Lusha per 2 milioni di euro. Monitorati e in vendita i dati di un elevato numero di persone
[Garante] COMUNICATO STAMPA - Il Garante privacy sanziona Lusha per 2 milioni di euro. Monitorati e in vendita i dati di un elevato numero di persone is an AI-related enforcement action involving Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali. Penalty: monetary_fine of $2000000. The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) sanctioned US data broker Lusha Systems Inc. with a 2 million euro fine for monitoring and selling personal data.
Action details
- Agency
- Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali
- Jurisdiction
- IT
- Enforcement type
- fine
- Document type
- enforcement action
- Penalty
- $2000000 monetary_fine
- Topic
- ai privacy
Summary
The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) has imposed a 2 million euro fine on Lusha Systems Inc., a US data broker. The sanction was issued because Lusha was found to be monitoring and selling the personal data of a large number of individuals. This enforcement action highlights regulatory scrutiny on data brokers and their practices of collecting and monetizing personal information.
Primary source
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Frequently asked questions
- What is [Garante] COMUNICATO STAMPA - Il Garante privacy sanziona Lusha per 2 milioni di euro. Monitorati e in vendita i dati di un elevato numero di persone?
- The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) has imposed a 2 million euro fine on Lusha Systems Inc., a US data broker. The sanction was issued because Lusha was found to be monitoring and selling the personal data of a large number of individuals. This enforcement action highlights regulatory scrutiny on data brokers and their practices of collecting and monetizing personal information. Primary source →
- Which agency brought the action?
- Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali brought this enforcement action in IT. Primary source →
- What was the penalty?
- The disclosed penalty is a monetary_fine amount of $2000000. Primary source →
- When did the action take effect?
- The most recent activity on this action was published on 7/27/2026. Primary source →
- Where can I find the primary source?
- The primary source for [Garante] COMUNICATO STAMPA - Il Garante privacy sanziona Lusha per 2 milioni di euro. Monitorati e in vendita i dati di un elevato numero di persone is at https://www.gpdp.it/garante/doc.jsp?ID=10275230. AIGI does not paraphrase secondary commentary — every claim on this page links back to that primary source. Primary source →
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