Criminal Liability of Personal Data Controllers (Analysis of Changes in the Legal Regulations on the Protection of Personal Data in the Context of the General Data Protection Regulation) Cover Image

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Criminal Liability of Personal Data Controllers (Analysis of Changes in the Legal Regulations on the Protection of Personal Data in the Context of the General Data Protection Regulation)

Author(s): Weronika Mincewicz-Podrecka
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Evaluation research, Penal Policy
Published by: Polska Akademia Umiejętności / Krakowski Instytut Prawa Karnego Fundacja
Keywords: data controller; personal data; privacy; General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); pecuniary administrative sanctions; processing of personal data;

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is to analyze the criminal liability of data controllers in the context of the function they perform in connection with the processing of personal data. The paper answers the question in which situations special obligations should be placed upon data controllers in relation to providing safety of personal data, and to what extent the lack of fulfillment of those obligations may result in violating criminal law provisions. The analysis of these provisions is presented in the context of changes introduced by the General Data Protection Regulation. The relevant regulations are assessed in terms of their effectiveness, proportionality, and purposefulness in protecting the privacy of individuals.

  • Issue Year: 24/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 79-103
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish