{"id":80425,"date":"2024-04-17T17:21:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T14:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/80425\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lower-chamber-approves-personal-data-access-powers-for-investigative-committee","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/80425\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower chamber approves personal data access powers for Investigative Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 17, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian MPs have approved the second reading of a bill that would give the Investigative Committee more powers to access personal data without data subjects\u2019 consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators would be allowed to obtain data and have remote access to information systems that store personal data, the lower chamber reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill would also raise the age limit for individuals hired to the Investigative Committee from 25 to 28 years and waives the obligation of its junior officers to file annual income statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MPs approved the first reading on January 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation has yet to be approved by the National Assembly\u2019s upper chamber and signed into law by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kozayr_mts-354x213.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kozayr_mts-354x213.webp 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kozayr_mts-734x441.webp 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kozayr_mts-768x461.webp 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kozayr_mts.webp 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">KGB officer takes over as director general of Belarus\u2019 MTS mobile operator<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 17,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0Stakeholders at a general meeting have approved U\u0142adzimir Kozyr, a former Committee for State Security (KGB) officer, as director general of the MTS mobile operator. \u00a0 Kozyr has served as chief of the KGB Minsk and Minsk Region Department &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/80389\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 17, Pozirk. Belarusian MPs have approved the second reading of a bill that would give the Investigative Committee more powers to access personal data without data subjects\u2019 consent. Investigators would be allowed to obtain data and have remote access to information systems that store personal data, the lower chamber reported. The bill would also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":73839,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-80425","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lower chamber approves personal data access powers for Investigative Committee | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 17, Pozirk. 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