In a decision rendered on 30 December, 2024, the Conseil d’État (Council of State) dismissed the appeal made by four associations against Decree 2023-283 on the use of drones by law enforcement agencies.  The Conseil d’État has reversed its position and authorised law enforcement agencies to use drones.  It stated that the existing legal framework guaranteed compliance with the requirements for the protection of personal data and privacy as laid down by national and European law.

On September 3rd, 2021, the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (the GPDP – Italian data protection authority), issued an official request to the local Health authority USL Roma 3, to provide information about its deploying of AI technologies to combat Covid19.