In addition to the European Community and the OECD, organizations like the United Nations (UN) are considering the adoption of international data protection guidelines as a natural extension of the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Article 17 of this Covenant directly applies to the issue of data protection:
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No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation.
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Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.