nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20170330-152748 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 151007s2015||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20170330-152748 doi eng 342 23 Scheinin, Martin Author aut (orcid)0000-0001-9511-0867 The Essence of Privacy, and Varying Degrees of Intrusion Scheinin, Martin Verfassungsblog 2015-10-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier What is remarkable in the CJEU's Schrems decision is that a) the Court actually identified the intrusion in question as falling under the notion of the essence of privacy – something the European Court of Human Rights has never done under the privacy provision of ECHR Article 8, and b) the identification of an intrusion as compromising the essence of privacy meant that there was no need for a proportionality assessment under Article 52 (1.2) of the Charter. For these reasons, the Max Schrems judgment is a pathbreaking development, a major contribution to the understanding of the structure and legal effect of fundamental rights under the Charter. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 data protection Digital Rights Ireland EuGH European Charter of Fundamental Rights privacy Schrems Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-essence-of-privacy-and-varying-degrees-of-intrusion-2/ raw object