The European Union passed the first major regulation declaring data privacy to be a human right. In what year did it go into effect? 

Answer options:

A. 2010
B. 2000
C. 1995
D. 1990

C

Adopted in 1995, Directive 95/46 EC establishes strong data protection and policy requirements, including the declaring of data privacy to be a human right. It establishes that an individual has the right to be notified when their personal data is being access or processed, that it only will ever be accessed for legitimate purposes, and that data will only be accessed to the exact extent it needs to be for the particular process or request.