✉️ Confidentiality of Mail, Post and Telecommunications (Art. 10 GG)
  • The secrecy of mail as well as the secrecy of post and telecommunications is inviolable.
  • The secrecy of mail, post and telecommunications guarantees that communication is protected from state access.
  • Letters and messages may not simply be opened or read by authorities.
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  • Examples in everyday life:
    • Your emails, texts or letters may not be read by third parties without a court order.
    • Parcels you order may not be opened by postal workers before they reach you.
    • Telephone calls may only be tapped if a judge has issued an order.
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