Terrorism no excuse to undermine privacy
Peter Hustinx, European Data Protection Supervisor:
Terrorism and organised crime should not be used as excuses for passing laws which undermine people’s privacy and data protection rights … It is a misconception that protection of privacy and personal data holds back the fight against terrorism and organised crime … Good data protection actually goes hand in hand with legitimate crime fighting because it increases the quality of databases and at the same time makes sure that only the right people can access them.
September 21st, 2006