CJEU C-184/20: Limits of State Transparency — No Pillories Online
Validated facts
Judgment on the Lithuanian anti-corruption law. Publishing asset and interest declarations of office holders on the internet violates the GDPR principle of proportionality.
In plain language
No glass citizen before the state: Even in the name of transparency and law, authorities may not dump citizens' personal data indiscriminately onto the worldwide web.
Security relevance & practical tip
Strengthens the fundamental right to informational self-determination against state data-collection frenzy.
Primary source / reference
- EuGH Urteil vom 01.08.2022 – C-184/20