Open records share too much personal information

In public spaces, it is more and more often said that entries in land and mortgage registers should be better protected. Analyzing them one can get a lot of information, contained also in related books, not only about property owners. They themselves do not have control over who their personal data are disclosed. UODO emphasizes that access to the information contained in land and mortgage registers should not be universal, although some institutions are trying to change that. Currently, the UODO and GUGiK are involved in a court dispute. The case is to be resolved by NSA. This position will be crucial not only in the context of the above-mentioned scope, but it may also determine the need for a broader discussion in relation to a number of other open registers, which is what the UODO is already calling for.

"The provisions on land and mortgage registers were constructed on the basis of a compromise. On the one hand, it takes into account the need to obtain information for specific purposes, e.g. to ensure the security of economic transactions, and on the other hand – the need to protect personal data. In order to obtain details about a particular property, it is necessary to know its land and mortgage register number. As long as it is not generally available, we are not dealing with unauthorized publication of personal data. It should be remembered that information contained in land and mortgage registers allows identification of natural persons, and thus constitutes personal data in the meaning of the RODO," Monika Krasińska, Director of the Department of Jurisprudence and Legislation at the Office for Personal Data Protection, said.

(MondayNews)