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MALONE v. THE UNITED KINGDOM JUGDMENT
CONCURRING OPINION OF JUDGE PETTITI
by investing Article 8 (art. 8) with its full dimension and by limiting the
margin of appreciation especially in those areas where the individual is
more and more vulnerable as a result of modern technology; recognition of
his right to be "left alone" is inherent in Article 8 (art. 8). The Convention
protects the community of men; man in our times has a need to preserve his
identity, to refuse the total transparency of society, to maintain the privacy
of his personality.