Personal data defines identity. However, in a world where surveillance is invisible, data is power, and sharing is an everyday activity, does true privacy still exist? And if we lose it, do we also lose something essential about ourselves? This session will bring together experts to explore the philosophical and practical implications around the nature of privacy and what it truly means for our digital selves, fundamental rights, power dynamics, privileges, and illusions.  

Key questions 

• If you delete all your data, do you still exist in the digital world? 
• How can privacy be a form of power? 
• Once lost, can privacy be fully reclaimed again? 
• If privacy is essential to identity, what happens to individuals who are not allowed to exercise any form of control over their personal data?