National Security v. Protection of Personal Data in the EU

Abstract

This paper aims to provide a short overview of the European
legislation regarding the fundamental right to protection of personal
data, established by the Charter of Fundamental Rights in EU and its
interconnection with the national security. This paper concerns the
freedoms and the question of the degree of privacy that we are willing
to sacrifice in order to obtain a high level of national security.
National security cannot be achieved in isolation from fundamental
rights. In order to achieve national security while safeguarding
fundamental rights, we must carefully consider whether too much
freedom is being sacrificed to achieve a high degree of security.