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Newspaper – €10,000 Fine (Cyprus, 2019)
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A newspaper published names and pictures of police investigators, which was deemed unnecessary and unlawful. This led to a fine of €10,000. Media outlets must be careful about how they identify individuals to protect their privacy.
What happened
The newspaper published identifiable information about police investigators in a way that violated privacy rules.
Who was affected
The police investigators whose names and pictures were published in the newspaper.
What the authority found
The Cypriot data protection authority ruled that the newspaper's actions were unlawful and could have been done in a less intrusive way.
Why this matters
This ruling serves as a reminder for media companies to balance public interest with individual privacy rights. They should consider less invasive methods of reporting.
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The publication of the newspaper, both in hard copy and in electronic form, allegedly involved inconvenience, unnecessary and unlawful detention of a citizen, and revealed the names and pictures of the two police investigators involved, as well as the photograph of a third police investigator. The Commissioner considered that the aim could be achieved by referring only to the initials of their name and/or their faces being blurred and/or publishing photographs drawn from a distant distance so that it was impossible to identify the persons, and these actions would not bring any change in the nature of the case.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Newspaper in CY
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
1 January 2019
Authority
Commissioner for Personal Data Protection
Fine Amount
€10,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Newspaper - Cyprus (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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