| Additionally Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights[0] >Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. >There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others." and Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union[1] >Everyone has the right to respect for his or her private and family life, home and communications. and >1. Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her. >2. Such data must be processed fairly for specified purposes and on the basis of the consent of the person concerned or some other legitimate basis laid down by law. Everyone has the right of access to data which has been collected concerning him or her, and the right to have it rectified. >3. Compliance with these rules shall be subject to control by an independent authority. Both of these documents are legally binding (the former on all member states of the Council of Europe,[2] and the latter on the EU and its member states) [0] https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/European_Convention_for_the_P... [1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/charter/pdf/text_en.pdf [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Europe |