The Data Protection Commissioner has warned BirdLife not to process footage of individuals who may be identified without their consent, the Hunters' Federation said.
It said that the commissioner's decision followed its request to the commissioner to investigate an alleged breach of the Data Protection and Privacy Act by BirdLife on September 20 at the FKNK's Hunting Reserve of Miżieb.
In its complaint, the FKNK said BirdLife representatives took videos and pictures of FKNK representatives without their consent and in spite of several warnings to stop such action. The footage was then uploaded on BirdLife's website.
The FKNK said BirdLife Malta had taken off the videos from its website when the Commissioner requested clarifications regarding FKNK's complaint.
The FKNK had also lodged a similar complaint against German based CABS, about which a decision has not yet been taken.
FKNK asked its members to follow its guidelines if they found themselves in similar situations.