The police repeatedly refuse to comply with court orders demanding access to its data systems, according to a series of cases highlighted by Follow the Money. This leaves citizens uncertain about what information the police are collecting about them, often in violation of the law. Courts can do little more than award damages due to a lack of injunctive relief. Last month, Follow the Money also revealed that the Police Netherlands had not deleted data on citizens for years, again in violation of the Police Data Act (Wpg).
