From 2020 to 2024, Germany's supervisory data privacy authorities had the highest number of full-time employees. The country has led throughout the measured period, accounting for nearly 1,100 full-time employees as of 2024. With a considerable difference, Poland ranked second, having 344 full-time employees working in the supervisory authority of data protection.
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