Post office not to look in envelopes: ministry

The government has no plans to introduce any new regulations allowing the opening of correspondence without the consent of the citizen, the Ministry of Digitization informed. As reported by the ministry, false information appeared in the media on the alleged new and controversial powers of Poczta Polska.

“The government is working on the amendment of subsequent provisions facilitating the fight against the prevailing epidemic, in which it introduces additional facilities for citizens. One of them is the hybrid service, which is an effective and safe alternative to visits at post offices," the Ministry of Digitization said.

It said that this involves transforming the traditional paper letter into an electronic version and delivering it to the electronic address in this form.

“The condition for the use of this service is the consent of the recipient,” the ministry underlined in the message. It also mentioned that this type of postal service is used all over the world. And what is important, they are covered by postal secrecy at every stage.

Still, according to prof. Ryszard Piotrowski, a constitutionalist from the University of Warsaw, such a change in postal law raises serious doubts.

“The right to privacy and the right to protect communication enshrined in the Constitution are put at serious risk here,” says the professor.

In his opinion, there is nothing in the new project about the security of opening, scanning and sending parcels.

(PAP, OKO.press)