“A case for the reporter” guests on TV Ones for over 40 years. She has been his hostess from the very beginning Elżbieta Jaworowicz. As the last episode of the intervention program showed, even she, despite decades of experience, makes mistakes. The journalist made a mistake that may have serious consequences.
“A case for a reporter.” Elżbieta Jaworowicz had a serious mishap in front of the camera. There may be consequences
In the last episode of “Matters for a Reporter”, one of the topics discussed concerned women who have been fighting for almost twenty years to regain lands lost as a result of land consolidation. Although documents and court decisions clearly indicate that women are right, the dispute has still not been resolved. El¿bieta Jaworowicz she decided to look into the matter personally. The journalist and the TV crew went to the place where they talked to the injured women and villagers. Unfortunately, there was a serious negligence during one of the shots. The reporter unintentionally she showed the card to the camerawhere the exact details were clearly visible addresses and phone numbers of the heroines of the material. As a result, they were exposed to potential danger. Viewers of the program could easily become acquainted with important data about the discussion participants.
Elżbieta Jaworowicz revealed the details of the heroines of the material. What are the consequences?
Data such as name, surname and residential address are protected by the provisions of the GDPR. Disclosing them, in this case to television viewers, may result in criminal liability. In this case, Elżbieta Jaworowicz may be threatened fine, restriction of freedom or imprisonment for up to three years. For disclosing personal data, the personal data protection authority may impose a fine of up to EUR 10 or 20 million. “The Personal Data Protection Act provides for criminal liability for failure to comply with the principles of personal data protection (Article 49 – Article 54a). For example, disclosing data to unauthorized persons may result in a fine, restriction of liberty or imprisonment for up to 2 years or up to one year if the perpetrator acts unintentionally,” we read on the website giodo.gov.pl.