The Italian Data Protection Authority has called it "information obsession," and it's exactly what the Chiara Poggi case risks spiraling into. Its reopening has even prompted someone to offer online, for a fee, a view of the autopsy of the girl killed in Garlasco. The Italian Data Protection Authority, with an emergency order, has blocked the unnamed author of the video , in order to protect the privacy he hasn't respected towards the girl and her family.
And he issued a warning to all media outlets not to publish these images: doing so would be a "very serious" violation of the dignity of the girl and her family. The Guarantor, which issued an urgent ruling on the matter, also reserved the right to take further measures, including sanctions. It will do so following the conclusion of an investigation into the case.
Meanwhile, the court has urgently ordered the author of the video to cease and desist and to communicate, within seven days of receiving the order, "what steps have been taken to implement the provisions" of the order. It also recalls that "failure to respond to the request is punishable by an administrative fine." According to the Data Protection Regulation, the most serious violations can be punishable by up to €20 million (or, for companies, up to 4% of the total annual worldwide turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher).
Regarding the media, the Authority recalls that "any dissemination of the images would be unlawful as it violates journalists' ethical standards and privacy regulations." The dissemination of these images, the agency states, "also considering the violence inflicted on the victim, would seriously undermine her dignity and that of her family." The action was taken in accordance with the provisions and limitations of personal data processing; the circumstances under which the individual gained access to these images, as stated in the same resolution by the Authority, will be "subject to a separate investigation."
(Unioneonline)