Europeans ready to forego privacy to fight discrimination
Most EU citizens are prepared to share sensitive personal information on their religion or ethnic origin in order to battle discrimination, according to a European Commission report released Tuesday.
Seventy-five percent of those questioned said they would agree to hand over information on their ethnic background, anonymously, to help build up a picture of the victims of discrimination, the Eurobarometer study showed.
Almost as many, 74 percent, were willing to hand over information on their religion while 71 percent said they would do so on questions of health and handicaps.
The figure drops slightly, though remains a strong majority at 65 percent, when the question is on sexual orientation, according to the report.
Read full article: EU Business, 24 January 2007
