The European Union is often considered the world leader in regard to the privacy of personal data and has declared privacy to be a "human right." In what year did the EU first assert this principle? 

Answer options:

A. 1995
B. 2000
C. 2010
D. 1999

A

The EU passed Directive 95/46 EC in 1995, which established data privacy as a human right. The other years listed are incorrect.