Basic rights · Question 56 of 56
In Germany you have deliberately opened a letter addressed to another person. What have you disregarded?
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Answer
- D the privacy of correspondence
Explanation
The privacy of correspondence protects the content of letters from being seen by others (Article 10 of the Basic Law). Anyone who deliberately opens a sealed letter that is not intended for them commits a criminal offense (Section 202 of the Criminal Code). The duty of confidentiality, by contrast, concerns doctors, for example, who may not pass on anything about their patients.