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Retention of Metadata – legal and business impacts of the Italian DPA guideline - UPDATED

25.06.2024

Giulia Provini

A few months ago, we delved into a new decision of the Italian data protection authority (Garante) on this blog, which recommended that employers set retention periods for their employees' email metadata not exceeding 7 days. This guideline created some [...]

Seven days to retain metadata – legal and business impacts of the Italian DPA decision

20.02.2024

Giulia Provini

Indiscriminate and unrestricted retention of employee data (especially their emails) is a common yet dangerous violation of the GDPR that undermines workers' rights from multiple perspectives. But how far can GDPR compliance go without excessively hindering [...]