Operational control: what it is, what it should be, and how it relates to the right to privacy

Synteza:

• In the Polish legal system, seven different types of services can request permission to conduct an operational control;

• Each of the laws pertaining to these services specifies a closed catalogue of crimes to which operational control may apply;

• The Anti-Terrorism Act has led to legalization of undercover surveillance of foreigners without court consent;

• Courts and Tribunals - both domestic and international - have set minimum standards for balancing the need to conduct operational control with respect for civil rights and freedoms..

Contact to the author:

Eliza Rutynowska,FOR lawyer
eliza.rutynowska@for.org.pl

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Komunikat 2/2022: Kontrola operacyjna: czym jest, czym być powinna i jak się ma do prawa do prywatności

FOR Communication 2/2022
#PatoLaw: Operational control: what it is, what it should be, and how it relates to the right to privacy