Garante fine: OpenAI, ChatGPT privacy case

Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) · decided Dec 20, 2024 · Closed

Italy fined OpenAI over training ChatGPT on personal data without a legal basis and weak age checks. The Court of Rome upheld OpenAI appeal in March 2026.

The case

Against: OpenAI
Regulator: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Decided: Dec 20, 2024
Status: ClosedDecision set aside by the Court of Rome, 18 Mar 2026
Outcome: Fined EUR 15 million and a six month information campaign; annulled on appeal by the Court of Rome (judgment No. 4153/2026)
Amount: EUR 15 million
Law tested: GDPR on Regulations

History

2 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Mar 18	Appeal: Court of Rome judgment No. 4153/2026 upholds OpenAI appeal against the decision	Appeal	Link
Dec 20, 2024	Decision: Garante fines OpenAI EUR 15 million and orders a six month information campaign	Decision	Link

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Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, decision No. 755 of 2 November 2024

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