Germany has a __fundamental right on "informational self-determination"__ [1].
From the wiki article:
<< On that occasion, the German Federal Constitutional Court ruled that: "[...] in the context of modern data processing, the protection of the individual against unlimited collection, storage, use and disclosure of his/her personal data is encompassed by the general personal rights of the [German Constitution]. This basic right warrants in this respect the capacity of the individual to determine in principle the disclosure and use of his/her personal data. Limitations to this informational self-determination are allowed only in case of overriding public interest." >>
This is still quite interesting in several current debates.
Germany has a __fundamental right on "informational self-determination"__ [1].
From the wiki article:
<< On that occasion, the German Federal Constitutional Court ruled that: "[...] in the context of modern data processing, the protection of the individual against unlimited collection, storage, use and disclosure of his/her personal data is encompassed by the general personal rights of the [German Constitution]. This basic right warrants in this respect the capacity of the individual to determine in principle the disclosure and use of his/her personal data. Limitations to this informational self-determination are allowed only in case of overriding public interest." >>
This is still quite interesting in several current debates.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informational_self-determinatio...