Tajani data: Italian privacy regulator warns on republication

According to Punto Informatico’s article “Dati di Tajani nel dark web, il Garante avverte: vietato diffonderli”, Italy’s data protection authority has issued a warning to media outlets, news publications, websites and platforms. The warning concerns the reported circulation on the dark web of personal information relating to Antonio Tajani and some family members. In the passage attributed to the authority, acquiring, disseminating or republishing data originating from unlawful activities, through any medium, constitutes a breach of personal data protection law. The warning states that this protection also applies to public figures.

According to the same article, the authority will monitor the data’s circulation and, where necessary, urgently restrict or prohibit processing and ask platforms to remove content. The report therefore describes a warning and possible subsequent action, without establishing that a specific removal order has been issued. The authority’s original statement was not consulted directly: the warning’s wording and legal scope remain subject to verification against the primary source.