Citizens' attitudes towards privacy and security vary depending on who they are and where they live. An EU initiative aimed to understand how Member States identify with and respond to the two concepts.
Preliminary analyses reveal that Europeans believe they must give up at least some of their personal privacy to remain secure. Governments and private entities that use security and surveillance technologies depend on this way of thinking to defend moving towards less individual privacy.
Further details: Tools to reconcile European attitudes towards security and surveillance technologies