When Access Becomes Arbitrary: Financial Privacy and the Limits of State Discretion

A note on Ferrieri v Italy: the ECtHR strengthens financial privacy not by reclassifying data as “sensitive”, but by insisting on robust safeguards against arbitrary State access, highlighting a growing convergence with EU data protection law.

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2026-04-21
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https://doi.org/10.21428/9885764c.8e54ba21
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Government, Law, and Information Management
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When Access Becomes Arbitrary: Financial Privacy and the Limits of State Discretion

Sotiris Paphitis
Government, Law, and Information Management
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When Access Becomes Arbitrary: Financial Privacy and the Limits of State Discretion

Sotiris Paphitis
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A note on Ferrieri v Italy: the ECtHR strengthens financial privacy not by reclassifying data as “sensitive”, but by insisting on robust safeguards against arbitrary State access, highlighting a growing convergence with EU data protection law.

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