UODO (Poland) - DKE.561.4.2026
Poland's UODO fines individual PLN 26,711 for unlawful camera surveillance.
Poland's Office for Personal Data Protection (UODO) has fined an individual PLN 26,711 (approximately €6,174) for violating GDPR. The individual continued unlawful camera surveillance beyond their property, including public roads and neighbors' properties, despite an earlier decision ordering them to cease and remove the cameras. The UODO found the controller failed to demonstrate compliance and that the surveillance interfered with the community's functioning and potentially aimed to harass data subjects.
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The lesson from this incident
Full lessonA Polish individual was fined for operating camera surveillance systems that extended beyond their own property onto public roads and neighbors' land, in direct violation of GDPR principles. The core failure was a disregard for a prior regulatory order to cease and remove the cameras, demonstrating willful non-compliance rather than ignorance. This case illustrates that personal data collection — including video footage of individuals in public or private spaces — is subject to strict legal boundaries under GDPR, even for private citizens. The potential use of surveillance to harass data subjects compounds the severity, highlighting how technology misuse can constitute both a data protection and a human rights violation. Regulators will impose financial penalties and may escalate enforcement when controllers fail to demonstrate corrective action.