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The amendments to the new law give greater freedom to government workers and public services in their acquisition of data. This has attracted some controversy, with government ombudsman Adam Bodnar declaring on the same day that he will file a complaint with the Constitutional Court about certain subsections of the bill. Speaking on Radio Trójka on the same day, Bodnar elaborated on the reasons for filing the claim, saying that he is worried that citizens' privacy laws may be violated because of the new legislation, as private electronic data may be seized by government forces without proper justification or oversight. The draft law was passed by the Sejm on January 15 and by the Senat the following week.