Moroccan Nurse Fired, Faces Prosecution for Misusing Patient Data to Flirt

Aya is paying the price for her misconduct. This nurse, who worked at an international airport (probably Casablanca) was fired for not respecting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), reports the Arabic-language daily Assabah. She will also be prosecuted for serious professional misconduct. She had taken down a BBC journalist’s number from the confidential register of the Ministry of Health, who had undergone a Covid-19 test with her. He was about to return to the United Kingdom by air.

The nurse had a private conversation with the journalist, asking him if he was married. In response, he told her that he was single. She then asked him if he was going to get married. The journalist replied that he had to think about it because he didn’t know her well. After the end of the conversation, he posted their exchange on Twitter to denounce the non-compliance with the GDPR in Morocco. A denunciation that is the origin of Aya’s dismissal.