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Why paper lists are a problem

Legal, security and operational risks we ignore.

Legal risks

Law no. 195/2024 on personal data protection fully aligns the Republic of Moldova's legislation with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and enters into force on August 23, 2026.

Paper lists contain IDNP, address, date of birth and ID card series — all passed hand to hand, without verifiable consent, without audit trail, without deletion capability. Under the new legislation, these practices expose organizations to significant penalties.

The 2026 Promo-LEX report documents massive transfers of voters' personal data to the Russian Federation, used for electoral bribery. Fictitious registrations with citizens' data reached 8,238 cases in 2024 — eight times more than in 2021.

How WebList fixes these problems

Explicit consent

Each participant confirms GDPR consent before submitting the form. Consent is stored with timestamp and cannot be retroactively modified.

Complete audit trail

Every action is logged: who created the activity, who accessed data, who exported the list. Everything is verifiable and immutable.

Data isolation

Each participant fills out the form individually on their phone. Data is not visible between participants, unlike paper lists where everyone sees everything.

Automatic deduplication

The system automatically detects duplicates by email or phone. No more risk of multiple registrations or contradictory data.

Right to deletion

Upon beneficiary request, all personal data can be completely deleted, including associated forms and signatures. Compliant with GDPR's right to be forgotten.

Secure export

PDF, Excel or CSV with access control. Only authorized organization members can export data. No more lost sheets or data sent to personal emails.

Bureaucracy eliminated

Before
With WebList
Signatures on common lists
Digital form with individual signature
Manual collection, person by person
QR code, everyone fills on their phone
Excel consolidation, hours of work
Automatic export with statistical summary
Manual reporting to donors
Structured data, ready for donor reporting

Comparison

Paper
WebList
GDPR consent
Signature on common list
Explicit consent per form
Data visibility
Everyone sees all data
Each sees only their own form
Audit trail
Non-existent
Complete, with timestamp
Deduplication
Manual, error-prone
Automatic by email/phone
Export
OCR scanning / re-entry
Instant PDF, Excel, CSV
Data deletion
Impossible
On request, with confirmation
Localities
Manual entry
Autocomplete from 1,686 localities

Sources

  • • The text of Law no. 195/2024 on the protection of personal data is published on the Official Monitor portal of the Republic of Moldova; check the official version for the exact act number.
  • • Monitoring: Promo-LEX reports on paper-based electoral data transfers.

Exact citations (Official Monitor number and date) to be confirmed at publication.

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