The Future of Privacy
am 06.03.2006 von Law & Justice
Bruce Schneier published a very interesting essay on his blog The Future of Privacy where he also refers to privacy legislation in the European Union:
(...) Were never going to stop the march of technology, but we can enact legislation to protect our privacy: comprehensive laws regulating what can be done with personal information about us, and more privacy protection from the police. Today, personal information about you is not yours; its owned by the collector. There are laws protecting specific pieces of personal data -- videotape rental records, health care information …
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