Big data, if used correctly, can fuel innovation, German MEP Axel Ross and Former Secretary General of the CNIL Yann Padova argue in a report for EurActiv.  “The protection of our fundamental rights must remain at the centre of the Data Protection Regulation because it's the foundation of our European identity and common values,” the report states. When data is harvested, “fundamental rights” and the “innovation principle concerning companies' use of data” should be weighed in equal measure, they argue, adding that to do so, “initial purpose for data collection” can’t be the only focus. “Instead, we should concentrate on the use of data and on the actual consequences for people.” Meanwhile, Switzerland Chief of Data and Information Protection Hanspeter Thür discusses the “hydra-esque” nature of data security.
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