Independence as Immunity - The Italian Data Protection Authority Scandal and the Blind Spots of GDPR Governance Gilardino, Pietro Paolo Author aut Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-01-21 eng
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 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 Gilardino, Pietro Paolo Corruption Datenschutz-Grundverordnung | Europäische Union Italien Italy Rule of Law gdpr Datenschutz-Grundverordnung | Europäische Union Italien 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/italy-gpdp/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/f230592f1a71691e 260121 10.59704/f230592f1a71691e Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)