European Constitution and Protection of Personal Data

These days everybody talks about the European Constitution and referendum. You can read the Constitution in 21 european languages at Europa's web. Every country has developped a web about it, UK, France, Belgium or Spain.

And two articles about Data Protection:
ART I-51 The Constitution’s fundamental provisions
and ART II-68 Charter of Fundamental Rights

ARTICLE I-51
Protection of personal data
1. Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her.
2. European laws or framework laws shall lay down the rules relating to the protection of
individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by Union institutions, bodies, offices and
agencies, and by the Member States when carrying out activities which fall within the scope of
Union law, and the rules relating to the free movement of such data. Compliance with these rules
shall be subject to the control of independent authorities

ARTICLE II-68
Protection of personal data
1. Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her.
2. Such data must be processed fairly for specified purposes and on the basis of the consent of
the person concerned or some other legitimate basis laid down by law. Everyone has the right of
access to data which has been collected concerning him or her, and the right to have it rectified.
3. Compliance with these rules shall be subject to control by an independent authority.