35. Sees in the concepts of ‘privacy by design’ and ‘privacy by default’ a strengthening of data protection, and supports examination of possibilities for their concrete application and further development, as well as reco
gnising the need to promote the use of Privacy Enhancing Technologies; highlights the need for any implementation of ‘privacy by design’ to be based on sound and concrete criteria and definitions in order to protect individuals’ right to privacy and data protection, and to ensure legal certainty, transparency, a level playing field and free movement; believes that ‘privacy by design’ should be based on the principle o
...[+++]f data minimisation, meaning that all products, services and systems should be built in such a way as to collect, use and transmit only the personal data that are absolutely necessary to their functioning;