On October 6, the Italian DPA and the General Department of Information for Security ("DIS") executed an agreement (source document in Italian) extending the requirement for the DIS to preliminarily inform the DPA about IT archives that will be used for security information collection. In his statement, the DPA Chairman noted that "the agreement has proven to be an efficient instrument for strengthening data protection of citizens within the context of intelligence services."

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