Is it legal to recording people in public in Poland?
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Legal position
Current starter summary
Official Polish privacy-regulator material shows that recording others in shared or public-facing spaces is not automatically allowed and must be justified; the regulator ordered a neighbour to stop recording outside an apartment because the interest claimed was not overriding the other person's rights, and audio recording was especially problematic.
Conditions
What would need to be true
It depends on the location, the legal basis relied on, whether the recording captures personal data, and whether audio is also recorded.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
The household exception does not automatically apply when the recording reaches beyond one's own private space and captures shared areas or other people.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
The cited official decision reflects data-protection enforcement; the exact sanction depends on the proceeding and the law engaged.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
Enforcement may arise through the Polish data-protection authority where recording in public-facing or shared spaces processes others' personal data without an adequate basis.
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Compare this activity in other countries
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Australia
Recording people in public in Australia is not automatically unlawful but organisations and agencies using security cameras or similar surveillance devices generally must comply with privacy rules and relevant state or territory surveillance laws.
Austria
Austria’s Data Protection Authority says photo and video recording needs a lawful basis and proportionality. Recording people in public therefore depends on what is being recorded, why, and how broadly the recording intrudes on others.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina's data-protection authority says video surveillance is processing of personal data and must meet necessity, proportionality and accountability requirements. Recording people in public is therefore not a free-for-all if identifiable individuals are being monitored.
Canada
Recording people in public is not automatically unlawful in Canada but organizations using overt video surveillance still need a specific justified purpose and should use the least privacy invasive measure that works.
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