“No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks”. Indeed the European Court has stated that the protection of personal data is of fundamental importance to a person’s enjoyment of his right to respect for private and family life. In S and Marper v. United Kingdom [GC], nos. 30562/04 and 30566/04, § 41, 4 December 2008., the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that "the mere retention and storing of personal data by public authorities, however obtained, are to be regarded as having direct impact on the private life interest of an individual concerned, irrespective of whether subsequent use is made. We agree with this position and adopt same. On the allegation of violation of right to property, Article 14 of the African charter states that the right to property is guaranteed and can only be encroached upon in the interest of the public and in accordance with the provisions of appropriate laws. It follows therefore that, every person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions and deprivation must be subject to conditions provided by law and by the general principles of international law. In Broniowski v Poland (2005) 40 EHRR 21, the Strasbourg Court explained that 24