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EU: PRIVACY: The Brussels Privacy Declaration

24 January 2013

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"Privacy is a fundamental human right, but today this right is widely ignored. We are outraged.

- We are outraged, because we, the citizens, are now kept in hundreds of databases, mostly without our knowledge or consent,
- over 1,200 companies specialise in trading our personal data, mostly without our knowledge or consent,
- every time we browse the internet over 50 companies now monitor every click, mostly without our knowledge or consent,
- we are constantly being categorised and judged by algorithms and then treated according to the "perceived value" we may or may not bring to business without our knowledge and consent, and
- lobbying is currently replacing European citizens' voices and manifest concerns."

See: The Brussels Privacy Declaration

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