The National Technical University of Athens features the mythical hero Prometheus in its logo, symbolizing forethought and prudence before action. However, in the case of the cameras, it appears that the institution itself did not demonstrate the foresight that Prometheus represents.
Specifically, noting that there does not appear to be a legal basis allowing the university to operate cameras, and given that the institution itself does not clearly specify in its Data Protection Policy which legal basis it relies on, we submitted an access request on January 13 in order to obtain the answers we are entitled to receive.
The deadline to receive a response passed, and despite our polite reminder, no one responded to our request. Therefore, yesterday we proceeded to file a complaint before the Hellenic Data Protection Authority. You can read more in our Press Release here.
The complaint follows joint actions with the organizations Reporters United and Vouliwatch, within the framework of which a joint request had already been submitted, since September 2025, before the HDPA for the exercise of its investigative powers.
In fact, following a related journalistic report that highlighted these actions in December 2025, the National Technical University of Athens sent an extrajudicial notice to journalist Dafni Karavola of Reporters United in February 2026. You can read more at the new report by Reporters United here.