In her statement, she expresses her surprise and displeasure at the fact that she has not been informed about the bill on surveillance, which was submitted for public electronic comment yesterday. Communication Privacy Office.

It is noted that the bill was posted on opengov.gr, and consultations ended on November 22, 2022.

Full ADAE announcement:

“Yesterday, 11/15/2022, a bill was posted for public discussion regarding the removal of confidentiality of messages, the prohibition of malware, the strengthening of cybersecurity, etc. This bill fundamentally changes the regulatory framework that has been in force for almost 30 years regarding removing confidentiality of messages and changing how ADAE works at many critical points.

Despite the fundamental importance of the content of the draft law, despite the fact that the Constitution itself provides in Article 19 § 2 as a guarantee for ensuring the confidentiality of communications (a fundamental right absolutely inviolable in the wording of the constitutional text) of the GDPR and, finally, despite what has happened in recent months, the Office has never been competently informed, and it has not been asked institutionally to formulate its opinion in the necessary way, so that this institutional bill is the result of a sober and scientific dialogue, for the benefit of the law.

ADAE expresses its surprise and institutional dissatisfaction with this institutional omission.

Despite this, and during the suffocating timeline of the procedure to be passed before the Greek Parliament, the Authority, ignoring the need to protect the right, will formulate its opinion on the provisions of the bill in the coming days.