AAL and the main approaches to balancing interests in European law

AAL systems offer valuable features like fall detection and medication reminders, yet they also raise privacy concerns, especially when utilizing visual data. Balancing competing interests emerges as a potential solution. However, the concept lacks precise definitions, leaving ambiguity about the balancing process. This contribution delves into the methodology of balancing in European law, starting with elucidating the principal dimensions of the balancing metaphor: proportionality and compromising.