It's hard to say because few people are well-versed in US law and the law of their country (actually, many Germans seem toknow more about US law than German law because of TV), not to mention several European countries.
One thing pointing to the importance of privacy in mainstream German law is that our Constitution Court literally invented a basic right to the integrity of information-technological system. Actually invented it.
I know! I've found it very difficult to "research" this online.
I'm kind of hoping that enough people know the principles behind the laws of their own countries that we could productively compare notes.
What are the parameters of the "integrity" right for IT systems in Germany? What kinds of stories could I look for to see what it's limits are? Rights always conflict with each other; there's always a "but".
One thing pointing to the importance of privacy in mainstream German law is that our Constitution Court literally invented a basic right to the integrity of information-technological system. Actually invented it.