Or as a shining example for EU politicians of what they can get away with. The the past decade we've lost much in terms of privacy in my part of the EU. - We n

Or as a shining example for EU politicians of what they can get away with. The the past decade we've lost much in terms of privacy in my part of the EU. - We now have to carry ID papers whenever we leave the house. Fingerprints are recorded on our passport. - Massive wiretaps are used by the police for "preventive measures" (on a larger scale than in the US). - Trojans/exploits are used by law enforcement to gain access to computers. - Encrypted hard drives are seen as suspicious (even though it's just a common sense precaution). See also last year's rant by jacquesm (http://jacquesmattheij.com/Wholesale+Privacy+violations+in+the+European+Union http://jacquesmattheij.com/Wholesale+Privacy+violations+in+t...). It's very easy for politicians to chip away at our rights and it's very hard for us to get our privacy rights back once the precedent has been set.