26.07.2015 - 13:30 [ Evgeny Morozov/Guardian ]

What happens when policy is made by corporations? Your privacy is seen as a barrier to economic growth

(12.Juli) One overlooked aspect of the emerging legal architecture that they enact is that, barring a Greece-like rebellion from the citizens, Europe will eventually sacrifice its strong and much-cherished commitment to data protection. This protectionist stance – aimed, above all, at protecting citizens from excessive corporate and state intrusion – is increasingly at odds with the “grab everything” mentality of contemporary capitalism.