{"id":17225,"date":"2023-09-28T11:51:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T11:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/?p=17225"},"modified":"2023-09-28T12:34:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T12:34:35","slug":"nezasticeni-u-srbiji-su-podaci-o-licnosti-sve-samo-ne-bezbedni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/2023\/09\/28\/nezasticeni-u-srbiji-su-podaci-o-licnosti-sve-samo-ne-bezbedni\/","title":{"rendered":"Unprotected: In Serbia, Personal Data is Anything but Secure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17225\" class=\"elementor elementor-17225\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2438636e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2438636e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42a1b8be ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"42a1b8be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebafb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ebafb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db1335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"3db1335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ana-toskic-81349619\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/piroshki-7614b-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Ana Toski\u0107 Cvetinovi\u0107\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ana-toskic-81349619\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAna Toski\u0107 Cvetinovi\u0107\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Executive director of the organization Partners Serbia<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ceb73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b5ceb73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ae4229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22ae4229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\" translation-block\">Marija \u2013 her name is changed to protect her identity and safety \u2013 is an activist from Belgrade. On several occasions, due to her work, Marija has been directly confronted by the Serbian police. In spring of 2022, she got indications that her communications had been surveilled by the Serbian authorities. In order to find out whether she has been under any special evidentiary measures, she submitted a request to the High Court in Belgrade in line with the Law on Personal Data Protection \u2013 the PDP Law.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Marija wanted to know whether her personal data had been processed through secret surveillance of communications and undercover tracking and recording by the authorities. She received the response that the court cannot provide her with the requested data, as they are considered confidential.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For Marija, this was a sign that she has been subject to surveillance either by police or by other authorized bodies, such as the prosecutor\u2019s office or intelligence agency, meaning that a criminal proceeding has been initiated against her.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p class=\" translation-block\">But when she submitted another request to the same court, asking whether there are any ongoing criminal proceedings against her, she received a formal response: there were no such proceedings. Marija then turned to the Commissioner for Access to Information of Public Importance and Personal Data, complaining that her right to access her data, guaranteed by the PDP Law, was not being granted.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the Commissioner declared himself incompetent, stating that this was a case where the court was acting in its judicial capacity. Marija challenged this decision before the Administrative Court. Her case is still pending.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496bea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"496bea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69ffde elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"e69ffde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor-pro - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 *\/\n@charset \"UTF-8\";.entry-content blockquote.elementor-blockquote:not(.alignright):not(.alignleft),.entry-summary blockquote.elementor-blockquote{margin-right:0;margin-left:0}.elementor-widget-blockquote blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;outline:0;font-size:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;quotes:none;border:0;font-style:normal;color:#55595c}.elementor-widget-blockquote blockquote:after,.elementor-widget-blockquote blockquote:before,.elementor-widget-blockquote blockquote cite:after,.elementor-widget-blockquote blockquote cite:before,.elementor-widget-blockquote blockquote footer:after,.elementor-widget-blockquote blockquote footer:before{content:\"\";content:none}.elementor-blockquote{-webkit-transition:.3s;-o-transition:.3s;transition:.3s}.elementor-blockquote__author,.elementor-blockquote__content{margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal}.elementor-blockquote__author{font-weight:700}.elementor-blockquote footer{margin-top:12px;display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:justify;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between}.elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-transition:.3s;-o-transition:.3s;transition:.3s;color:#1da1f2;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;line-height:1;position:relative;width:-webkit-max-content;width:-moz-max-content;width:max-content}.elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:hover{color:#0967a0}.elementor-blockquote__tweet-button span{font-weight:600}.elementor-blockquote__tweet-button i,.elementor-blockquote__tweet-button span{vertical-align:middle}.elementor-blockquote__tweet-button i+span,.elementor-blockquote__tweet-button svg+span{margin-left:.5em}.elementor-blockquote__tweet-button svg{fill:#1da1f2;height:1em;width:1em}.elementor-blockquote__tweet-label{white-space:pre-wrap}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button,.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{padding:.7em 1.2em;border-radius:100em;background-color:#1da1f2;color:#fff;font-size:15px}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:hover,.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:hover{background-color:#0967a0;color:#fff}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:hover:before,.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:hover:before{border-right-color:#0967a0}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button svg,.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button svg{fill:#fff;height:1em;width:1em}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble.elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button,.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic.elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{padding:0;width:2em;height:2em}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble.elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button i,.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic.elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button i{position:absolute;left:50%;top:50%;-webkit-transform:translate(-50%,-50%);-ms-transform:translate(-50%,-50%);transform:translate(-50%,-50%)}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:before{content:\"\";border:.5em solid transparent;border-right-color:#1da1f2;position:absolute;left:-.8em;top:50%;-webkit-transform:translateY(-50%) scaleY(.65);-ms-transform:translateY(-50%) scaleY(.65);transform:translateY(-50%) scaleY(.65);-webkit-transition:.3s;-o-transition:.3s;transition:.3s}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:before{right:auto;left:-.8em;border-right-color:#1da1f2;border-left-color:transparent}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:hover:before{border-right-color:#0967a0}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:before{left:auto;right:-.8em;border-right-color:transparent;border-left-color:#1da1f2}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:hover:before{border-left-color:#0967a0}.elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed .elementor-blockquote{background-color:#e6e9ec;padding:30px}.elementor-blockquote--skin-border .elementor-blockquote{border-color:#e6e9ec;border-left:7px #e6e9ec;border-style:solid;padding-left:20px}.elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation .elementor-blockquote:before{content:\"\u201c\";font-size:100px;color:#e6e9ec;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:900;line-height:1;display:block;height:.6em}.elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation .elementor-blockquote__content{margin-top:15px}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:left}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote footer{-webkit-box-orient:horizontal;-webkit-box-direction:normal;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote footer{-webkit-box-orient:horizontal;-webkit-box-direction:reverse;-ms-flex-direction:row-reverse;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote footer{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tMarija is one of the few citizens of Serbia to have used the available PDP mechanisms prescribed by the law; very few, compared to the number of registered data breaches in last several years.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a70ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a70ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af50e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af50e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">According to the National CERT, Computer Emergency Response Team, in 2022 the operators of ICT systems of special importance reported more than <span style=\"color: #e3b969\"><a style=\"color: #e3b969\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cert.rs\/files\/shares\/Izvestajostatistikimpodacimaza2022.godinu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7.5 million incidents<\/a><\/span> of unauthorised collection of data. Not all included personal data breaches, but the numbers indicate the level of information security in the country. On the other hand, in 2022 the Commissioner received only 181 citizens\u2019 complaints, 23 less than in 2021, and performed 354 inspection oversights in the PDP field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b375a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1b375a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05a3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e05a3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In general, Serbia does not have a commendable history of information management, especially when the data is handled by public authorities <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b828e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b828e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1db31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d1db31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">In general, Serbia does not have a commendable history of information management, especially when the data is handled by public authorities. Data from investigations has been leaking to the tabloids for decades, as in the case of Igor Vukotic, whose photo was mistakenly disclosed to Blic daily from the Serbian Intelligence Agency, which <span style=\"color: #e3b969\"><a style=\"color: #e3b969\" href=\"https:\/\/birn.rs\/kako-su-policija-i-mediji-nevinom-coveku-nacrtali-metu-na-celu\/\" target=\"_self\">publicly marked him<\/a> <\/span> a member of an organized criminal group. Health records of political opponents and photos from hospitals are published, as in the case of the late actor Dragan Nikolic, while the political parties illegally process the personal data of voters almost on a regular basis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1dc8da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1dc8da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most massive data breach in Serbia was recorded back in 2014, when the data of over 5 million citizens in the database of the Privatization Agency became available on the agency\u2019s website, and then on social networks. No one was found responsible for this omission because the agency ceased to exist.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\" translation-block\">Last June, Serbia\u2019s cadastre information system was <span style=\"color: #e3b969\"><a style=\"color: #e3b969\" href=\"https:\/\/balkaninsight.com\/2022\/09\/21\/hackers-likely-accessed-emails-of-serbias-cadastre-staff-birn-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infected by a malware<\/a>,<\/span>, endangering personal data of the register\u2019s user and its employees. However, the authorized bodies concluded that there was no personal data breach in this case, so no further investigation was conducted in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In April 2020, the username and password for accessing the Covid-19 information system, with particularly sensitive health data of those tested, cured, deceased, as well as persons who were imposed a self-isolation measure, were publicly available on the website of a health institution.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In May 2020, there was unauthorized access to student data contained in the electronic diary (which potentially has over 1.3 million users), and the State Audit Institution found that the companies Telekom Srbija and Tesla from Zagreb, which made this system, do not process student data in accordance with the PDP Law.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\" translation-block\">The list could be expanded, but the culminating event happened this May, after the mass shooting in the Belgrade school Vladislav Ribnikar. Just hours after the massacre, Veselin Milic, chief of the Belgrade police, disclosed the shooter\u2019s \u201ckill-list\u201d with <span style=\"color: #e3b969\"><a style=\"color: #e3b969\" href=\"https:\/\/balkaninsight.com\/2022\/09\/21\/hackers-likely-accessed-emails-of-serbias-cadastre-staff-birn-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the names<\/a> <\/span> of his peers to the media.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b9b656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b9b656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6633ff elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"e6633ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat is common to all these incidents is that no one was held accountable for violations of citizens\u2019 rights. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074d02d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"074d02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2db18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f2db18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Having that in mind, the question is whether the existing protection mechanisms are effective.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b624923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b624923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b743a8d elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b743a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tSerbia\u2019s legal framework does provide various opportunities for protection of privacy rights \u2013 from submitting a complaint to the Commissioner, filing a lawsuit to a civil court, including for compensation for damages, to initiating a misdemeanour case. Moreover, unlawful collection of personal data is a criminal offense, but the caselaw is still limited.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3395614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3395614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0daa3b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0daa3b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to data collected by Partners Serbia, in 2022 Serbian courts issued only four convictions for this offence. The year before, the number was five, while in the period of 2015 to 2020, only two convicting verdicts were issued. None of these cases referred to systemic and mass personal data breaches.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that this practice does not correlate to the actual number of data breaches, so there are several ongoing regulatory initiatives aimed at improving the PDP legal framework. Specifically, Serbia is about to adopt the PDP Strategy for the period of 2023 to 2030, while the PDP Law will be amended and some specific areas of data processing, such as processing of genetic data, will be regulated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc0b860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dc0b860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d4f35 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c3d4f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tHowever, no regulatory intervention can address the core of the problem \u2013 that a culture of impunity has prevailed and that the citizens are left to fend for themselves when it comes to their constitutional rights.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776c4db elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"776c4db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29874cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29874cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: Balkan Insight <span style=\"color: #e3b969;\"><a style=\"color: #e3b969;\" href=\"https:\/\/balkaninsight.com\/2023\/07\/21\/unprotected-in-serbia-personal-data-is-anything-but-secure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy data protection mechanisms are not working in Serbia \u2013 and it is far from clear that announced changes will deal with the core problem<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,30,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digitalprivacy","category-cybersecurity","category-srbija"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17225"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17240,"href":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17225\/revisions\/17240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybercrime.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}