Quote Originally Posted by TuffStuffMcGruff
Europe has a disease and should be quarantined before it spreads.
You mean to say Europe has privacy legislation and its extent is debatable. Sure, I don't feel entirely comfortable with any sort of legistation that curbs the freedom of the press, but if it protects my freedom from the press there may be something to it.

My best guess is that art. 8 will eventually cover the private life of people who are in the public eye for whatever reason, unless said private life is demonstrably at odds with their public function. I think it will not be restricted to people in public office only, but extended to all people with some sort of public role, including for instance movie stars. Tough luck for my esteemed colleagues the paparazzi.