It is 2 years now that the project “What the world has never seen” is manifesting itself having as a purpose to initiate a public debate about our privacy and intimacy. Has this any relevance? An important question because the value for society of “What the world has never seen” depends of being slightly ahead of the Zeitgeist. To feel in time what is going to be a major issue in society and to anticipate some time ahead.
Recently it has been disclosed that the United States is illegally monitoring telephone and e-mail communication of millions of persons outside the USA. Everybody is amazed now that this is happening, angry about this illegal activity and the scale upon which it takes place. It is up to the European Union to adequately protest against this monitoring and to develop technical systems to protect the privacy and intimacy of its citizens. However, the real pressure to stop intruding so bluntly must come from the people themselves. They must grow into an awareness that their privacy and intimacy is not without permission available to be seen by anybody. The people must put pressure on the politicians to intervene and protect the intimacy and privacy of their electorate.
The fact is that the project “What the world has never seen” is not an evaporating cloud in the sky. To the contrary, over the last two years it is becoming more and more relevant and essential. In the past one could have believed “What the world has never seen” was an artistic extravaganza not to be taken all too serious. A very wrong opinion as among others the American Government is stressing. We are seriously abused in our privacy and intimacy and it is becoming worse and worse.
Are we sheeplike simply accepting this?
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