nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/f230592f1a71691e DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260121s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/f230592f1a71691e doi eng 342 23 Gilardino, Pietro Paolo Author aut Independence as Immunity - The Italian Data Protection Authority Scandal and the Blind Spots of GDPR Governance Gilardino, Pietro Paolo Verfassungsblog 2026-01-21 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Italian Data Protection Authority, a cornerstone in the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation, is currently at the centre of an unprecedented judicial crisis. Recent searches by the police have involved the entire Board – including the President – on grave allegations of embezzlement and corruption. The scandal exposes a structural vulnerability in the European governance model for data protection: the independence of DPAs risks degenerating into immunity if it is not balanced by a robust and proactive system of external accountability. CC BY-SA 4.0 Corruption Datenschutz-Grundverordnung | Europäische Union Italien Italy Rule of Law gdpr (DE-588)1105568555 gnd Datenschutz-Grundverordnung | Europäische Union (DE-588)4027833-5 gnd Italien Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/italy-gpdp/ raw object