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by vidarh 3874 days ago
> I have the right to a little black book. I have a right to a diary that calls you names.

Yes, you do [1], and that's not relevant to any of these discussions, as it's not been challenged.

> I have a right to free speech, and sometimes your name is on my lips.

If you are speaking as a private individual or you are publishing an article in a newspaper, yes, there are very few limits to your speech in the EU as long as you're not slandering someone.

But if you are operating as a business and telling another company details about me that can be used to identify me, then your rights are strictly limited in the EU, as the right to privacy is seen to trump the right of commercial speech.

[1] With a caveat: If you are using your "little black book" to support commercial activities such as sales, it may be considered a relevant filing system subject to data protection rules in at least some EU countries. But a personal address book would not be affected.