Lecture 2

Question 1

What is the right to privacy?

Answer 1

A human right

Question 2

What does the UN states about Human Rights?

Answer 2

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, familiy, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation.

Question 3

What does the European Convention say about Human Rights?

Answer 3

Everyone has te right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.

Question 4

Is the right to privacy the same as the right to data protection?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

What is the difference between right to privacy and right to data protection?

Answer 5

Right to data protection matters any time personal data are processed –> broader

Question 6

Give an example of the difference between right to privacy and right to data protection.

Answer 6

Employer keeping records of names and renumeration of employees does not interfere with their private lift

Question 7

What does the Council of Europe recognize the right to data protection?

Answer 7

A human right

Question 8

What are the EU Charter of fundamental rights?

Answer 8

1. Everyone has the right to protection of personal data cocncerning him or her.
2. Such data must be processed failrly, 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.

Question 9

SLIDE 5 point 2