UODO (Poland) - DKE.561.4.2026
Poland's DPA fines individual for non-compliance with unlawful surveillance ruling.
Poland's Data Protection Authority (UODO) has fined an individual PLN 26,711 (approximately €6,174) for failing to comply with a previous decision that deemed their camera surveillance unlawful. The controller's surveillance extended beyond their property, impacting public roads and neighbors' properties, and continued even after police intervention. The DPA found this to be a violation of Article 5(2) GDPR, as the controller failed to demonstrate compliance with the authority's decision and continued to process data unlawfully, with the intent to harass data subjects.
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The lesson from this incident
Full lessonA Polish individual was fined nearly €6,174 after continuing to operate a camera surveillance system that captured public roads and neighboring properties, even after regulatory intervention and police involvement. The core failure was a deliberate disregard for both GDPR principles and a prior DPA enforcement decision, compounded by an apparent intent to harass data subjects. This case highlights that personal or residential data processing activities are not exempt from GDPR obligations, including the accountability principle under Article 5(2). The escalating penalties demonstrate that regulators will pursue repeat non-compliance aggressively, and that ignoring enforcement decisions dramatically worsens legal outcomes. Organizations and individuals alike must understand that surveillance systems must be scoped strictly to legitimate purposes and confined to spaces where there is a lawful basis for processing.