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Privacy watchdog orders removal of Caruana Galizia blogpost
In a letter dated 27 March, the IDPC ordered Caruana Galizia to remove the blogpost, saying it violated the data protection rights of Keith Schembri, who had been on sick leave and treated for a medical ailment
The Malta Independent columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia could be fined €2,500 by the Data Protection Commission, in a privacy complaint brought against her by Keith Schembri
The Malta Independent columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia could be fined €2,500 by the Data Protection Commission, in a privacy complaint brought against her by Keith Schembri, the prime minister’s chief of staff.
The fine was issued with respect to a post on her personal blog, entitled ‘Prime Minister’s chief of staff has inoperable tumour: government should release statement’, with reference to medical treatment Schembri was undergoing at the time.
The fine comes with a daily penalty of €250 for each day she keeps the blog post uploaded on her website.
In a letter dated 27 March, the IDPC ordered Caruana Galizia to remove the blogpost, saying it violated the data protection rights of the complainant, who had been on sick leave and treated for a medical ailment. At the time, reports of a terminal disease had been vehemently denied by his aides.
The IDPC called on Caruana Galizia to remove the post within three days from receipt and that failure to do so would lead to a fine of €2,500 and a daily fine of €250 until the violation persists.
