(ANSA) - Rome, March 10 - Italy's privacy watchdog on Friday
fined five money transfer companies a total of 11 million euros
for illicitly using the personal data of more than 1,000 people
without their knowledge. Tax police established that a
multinational, with another four companies, collected and sent
to China sums of money traced back to Chinese businesspeople.
Police said the firms not only broke money laundering norms but
also privacy norms - hence the intervention of the watchdog.
The companies have 30 days to pay the fines.
Privacy watchdog fines 5 China money-transfer firms (2)
To the tune of 11 mn euros