MISSION

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The Italian Privacy Institute works to ensure that Italian and European Internet users are properly protected against invasions of their personal privacy. We conduct our analyses and formulate our policy proposals based on the following principles:

Privacy is a basic human right. Without privacy, citizens are not fully free to search for information, conduct business, and participate in the public debate online.

The Internet industry (i.e. service providers, search engines, and others) has a responsibility to ensure the privacy of their customers.

Governments have a responsibility to ensure the privacy of its citizens, including properly safeguarding personal information in public databases.

Governments should not be able to infringe on privacy without proper cause and due process.

We are based in Italy, but we believe that privacy is best protected when citizens all over the European Union work together to hold governments and the industry accountable. We therefore actively cooperate with individuals and groups in other European countries who share our mission and principles.