The Act on the State Commission for Investigation of Russian Influences vs. Personal Data Protection

The purpose of the article is to analyze the provisions of the Law on the State Commission for Investigating Russian Influences on the Internal Security of the Republic of Poland for 2007–2022 and its impact on the application of the provisions shaping the system of personal data protection. The text points out the numerous shortcomings of the provisions of this law, its inconsistency with the provisions of the Constitution and its inconsistency with the provisions of RODO – the General Data Protection Regulation, the provisions of the Law on Personal Data Protection and the Law on the Protection of Personal Data Processed in Connection with Preventing and Combating Crime. The analysis shows that the Commission’s action may significantly harm human freedoms and rights, including privacy and the right to the protection of personal data, and the manner of its action is contrary to the principles of a democratic state of law.