Court of Justice 10 July 2014, C‑212/13 (František Ryneš v Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů.)

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Advocate General Jääskinen opines that the operation of a fixed video surveillance system on a family home which monitors public space does not fall within the 'purely personal or household activity' exception under Article 3(2) of Directive 95/46/EC. The Opinion argues that the systematic recording of individuals in public areas significantly impinges upon the personal sphere of others, thereby requiring the activity to be subject to the directive's data protection framework. Consequently, the lawfulness of such surveillance must be assessed by balancing the controller's legitimate interests in protecting property and life against the data subjects' fundamental rights under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.AI