Police block check tool for 19 million PESELs leaked from MyDr database

Despite earlier assurances from the Ministry of Digitalisation, a tool allowing citizens to check whether their data was among 19 million records stolen from the MyDr database will not be created. The Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime announced Tuesday that "publishing such data could hinder ongoing operations." The reversal has provoked controversy after the government's earlier promises.