Administrative penalties for infringements of a duty to protect personal data

Abstract

The article is devoted to administrative penalties for infringements of a duty personal data protection. The EU-wide penalties have been introduced by GDPR Regulation. In Poland the fines compose income of the Budget. In this article features of these penalties, functions and construct are described. Conclusions arising from the analysis can compose a base for formulating assessments of the performances of this type of a public benefit focusing on the perspective of their significance as a new category of the State income.