The EU is concerned by the protection of personal data

On Sunday, January 28th, the first European data protection day was celebrated for the protection of personal data. Jacques Hillion, Chief Editor of the daily, welcomes the European Council's initiative. "This is indeed yet another day to tick off on the calendar of all kinds of celebrations. But this no time to be a fussy detractor, for this is above all a symptomatic of the ills that are gnawing away at our democracies without us citizens necessarily realising it. ... Without being excessively paranoid, it is clear that we are transmitting, intentionally or not, a whole load of personal data to multiple organisations without being able to control what becomes of this information. And this the sore point, because personal data is an integral part of private life and, as such, is as sacrosanct as one's home, confidential correspondence and the freedom of conscience and opinion."

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