Charged with broadcasting a video mocking a disabled person on WhatsApp
The application WhatsApp is once again the protagonist in a case for crime against privacy On this occasion the events occurred in Gran Canaria, where a person has been accused of recording a situation mocking a person with mental problems and, later, distributing the video through the aforementioned messaging applicationA crime that has resulted in the accusation of the creator of said video and its making available to the Court in the town of Telde.
This is a crime of discovery and disclosure of secrets perpetrated through the application WhatsApp According to the Civil Guard of the Main Post of Agí¼imes ( Gran Canaria), the events occurred at night, when the person who recorded the video and other companions decided to undermine the integrity of the victim, a person with mental disabilities. All of this recording the events via mobile phone, and later disseminating them through the messaging service WhatsApp
Shortly after, a complaint has promoted the consequent investigation, reaching the author of the recording, who has been charged for saidcrime and placed in charge of the corresponding Court.This type of offense can carry pen alties of between three months and one year in jail.
Do not forget that the use of WhatsApp entails a responsibility. And it is that the sending of private content, without the consent of the person who appears in it, directly violates the right to intimacy Something that usually happens when sending pornographic or sexting (the practice of sending photos and videos of sexual content ), and which is aggravated in cases where involves minors The Civil Guard recalls in Its statement also stated that even with the authorization of the affected person, the videos distributed through applications and social networks where disregards the privacy of said person, they can be fined and lead to jail sentences.
Thus, WhatsApp is already a regular in judicial processes. A tool used by millions of people in Spain that, despite not being the most secure, continues to capture the attention of users and their daily communication Of course, its informal or daily nature should not be confused, since the messages and content sent through it continue to hold responsible for the themselves to those who write them Or even to those who share out of mere ignorance, humor, or intent to harm
The messaging application is already used by 900 million users worldwide However, still does not offer complete security over its contents, although it protects them with zeal. Thus, the possibility of modifying messages sent or received without leaving a trace on the platform Android has recently been discovered Something that does not prevent messages from being presented in trials and viewed as evidence Of course, always under forensic analysis to ensure the originality of the content. In any case, one more communication tool that can be used for good or for evil, although in Spain the latter hasjudicial consequences
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