Sensitive videos and information: a surprising twist in the Mally and Liel Yahalomi case

Two months after they were located in Argentina, the case of Mally and Liel Yahalomi takes a new turn: the head of the Privacy Protection Authority demands to investigate how videos and personal details of the two were leaked to the media, allegedly in violation of police procedures. The examination will look into the circumstances of the information leak and the systemic lessons to be learned.

Two months after they were located in Argentina, the case of Mally and Liel Yahalomi takes a new turn. The head of the Privacy Protection Authority, attorney Gilad Semama, demands to investigate how videos and sensitive personal details of the two were leaked to the media, allegedly in violation of Israel Police procedures. As part of the directive, the internal privacy supervisor of the police is required to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into how the information reached the media outlets. The examination is also expected to address systemic lessons regarding the protection of citizens' privacy when transferring information to the media in similar incidents. Semama emphasized that while the importance of publicizing the discovery and well-being of missing persons is clear, publishing videos in vulnerable moments and exposing personal details, movement, location, and financial activities after they were found constitutes a real violation of privacy without legitimate justification.