Head of EU data protection says trading privacy for security is a “false fad” Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor The European Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, who is the privacy of a citizen's data when processing their data, says that into account privacy rights as well as the indisputable need to fight Buttarelli insists that as European Data Protection Supervisor he is with the right to privacy and involves handling large volumes of surveillance prevents terrorist attacks. eight years, we don't know what role mass surveillance played in that. Instead, he says, surveillance should enhance, not undermine, trust in Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement | Terms & Conditions | Contact Us