The word privacy is never mentioned in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) text. Despite this, what would be the best definition of the privacy according to the Regulation?

Question

Options

• AThe right not to have your life monitored by technologies.
• BHave freedom of expression.
• CThe right to respect for private and family life, for home and communications.
• DThe right to have your personal data protected.

• A
  2% (1)
• C
  95% (52)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Privacy is a right that must be protected, and Data Protection are the measures that will be used to achieve this protection. Data protection and privacy complement each other, but they are not the same. A well-known phrase is: "You can have security without privacy, but you cannot have privacy without Recital 4 of the GDPR says: personal data is not absolute; it must be considered in relation to its role in society and balanced with other fundamental rights, in accordance with the principle of proportionality. This Regulation respects all fundamental rights and observes the freedom and principles recognized in the Charter, enshrined in the Treaties, namely respect for private and family life, home and communications, the protection of personal data, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression and information, freedom of business, the right to action and an impartial tribunal, and cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.

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