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Posts in social media must respect the right to privacy

Posts in social media must respect the right to privacy

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The Hungarian Ministry of Justice proposed new bills on the freedom of assembly and the protection of privacy to the Hungarian Parliament on 26 June 2018.

With regard to the current Act on the Freedom of Assembly, the Hungarian Constitutional Court had stipulated constitutional breaches several times that manifested in the lack of proper legislation. In 2016 the Constitutional Court called upon the legislature to harmonise the criteria of the freedom of assembly and of the protection of private life. 

The new bills would guarantee the protection of private life and the sanctity of the private home, and offers protection against every type of harassments. The protection of privacy includes increased protection against harassment via Internet, which means that the individual’s honour and right to privacy must also be respected in the social media.

By Tamas Virag, Attorney at law KCG Partners Law Firm

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