Digitalization has changed society. While data is becoming the "new oil", data protection is becoming the new "pollution control". This creative documentary opens an astonishing inside view into the lawmaking milieu on EU level. A compelling story of how a group of politicians try to protect todays society against the impact of Big Data and mass surveillance.
The film documents the creation of the data protection directive of the European Union. The European Parliament member Jan Philipp Albrecht and the former Vice President of the European Commision, responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding campaign for more power over your own data.—Janus Troelsen