Court case strengthens workers’ right to keep correspondence private
By Emil Weber
The case of a Romanian who was sacked from his office job in Bucharest has created stronger privacy protection standards, thanks to an important ruling at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
"This is an important case for media freedom because it establishes a privacy test in electronic communication"
The ECHR’s Grand Chamber supported the appeal of Mr. Bogdan Mihai Bărbulescu, that his right of respect for private, family life and correspondence in the context of his work was violated by his former employer, who accessed chat messages he had written whilst at work.
Mr. Bărbulescu worked for…
