Yes, unfortunately there's the potential exception you see. The European interpretation of rights is that they're balanced against each other, as opposed to abs

Yes, unfortunately there's the potential exception you see. The European interpretation of rights is that they're balanced against each other, as opposed to absolute. The good news is that “necessary in a democratic society” is a high bar. Thankfully there have been several successful challenges to government mass surveillance in the past, under this Article. Unfortunately, proposals like this keep coming back, and you never know what way a court will rule.