Interesting in this context is to point out how it's anchored into German law. Germany's Federal Data Protection Act states: > Section 3a > Data reduction and

Interesting in this context is to point out how it's anchored into German law. Germany's Federal Data Protection Act states: > Section 3a > Data reduction and data economy > > Personal data are to be collected, processed and used, and processing systems are to be designed in accordance with the aim of collecting, processing and using as little personal data as possible. In particular, personal data are to be aliased or rendered anonymous as far as possible and the effort involved is reasonable in relation to the desired level of protection. Source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bdsg/englisch_bdsg.html#p0064 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bdsg/englisch_bd...