Poland seeking to align personal data protection legislation with EU standards

The government says it is working on introducing amendments to the Personal Data Protection law to bring it in line with European Union standards. Insiders say the amendment draft, which members of government are currently reviewing, would widen the definition of personal data, encompassing all information that enables the establishment of one's identify, and thereby afford individuals more privacy. Poland's data protection legislation passed in 1997 prohibits companies from collecting data, such as age, address, education and marital status, to sell to advertising agencies. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p.6)