Recital 21

Preventing Unauthorised Access to Communications Unofficial title

Measures should be taken to prevent unauthorised access to communications in order to protect the confidentiality of communications, including both the contents and any data related to such communications, by means of public communications networks and publicly available electronic communications services. National legislation in some Member States only prohibits intentional unauthorised access to communications.

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Text as at 19 September 2026.

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