Poland

Minister of Digital Affairs

23,500 €

GDPR enforcement action by Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) on 2025-03-17.

Rank · Sector

#112

of 356 in Public Sector and Education

Rank · Poland

#29

of 110

Rank · All fines

#993

of 3,042

Case details

Authority: Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)
Date: 2025-03-17
Controller / Processor: Minister of Digital Affairs
Sector: Public Sector and Education
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 (1) GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 23,500 on the Polish Minister for Digital Affairs. The Minister unlawfully processed personal data of Polish citizens in the PESEL database and disclosed those to Poczta Polska SA (Polish Post), in connection with the planned postal vote during the 2020 presidential election in Poland.

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