QuestionQ226

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The European Union is frequently regarded as the world leader in protecting the privacy of personal data and has declared privacy a “human right.”

In what year did the EU first assert this principle?

Explanation

Directive 95/46/EC, adopted in 1995, required Member States to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, particularly their right to privacy in relation to personal-data processing.

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