Abstract
The removal of Communist governments in Eastern Europe throughout 1989, 1990 and 1991 also witnessed an interest by the new democratic governments in adhering to the conventions and guidelines of the Council of Europe and the European Community in anticipation of eventual membership in those bodies.
The personal life of every individual is based on secrecy, and perhaps it is party for that reason that civilized man is so nervously anxious that personal privacy should be respected.
— Anton Chekhov, The Lady with the Dog
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Madsen, W. (1992). Eastern European Data Protection: Unique Experiences. In: Handbook of Personal Data Protection. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12806-8_4
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