Over the next few weeks, the politicians deciding Europe’s technological future will meet with Goliath, Goliath, Goliath… and David.

07/05/2013 — ZEIST, Netherlands — (BUSINESS WIRE)

The next vote on Europe’s draft Data Protection Regulation is scheduled for May 29th.

Who sits at the table with members of the EU Parliament when they meet – to discuss whether big business should gain access to private information online?

The Goliaths are the usual players, familiar names like Facebook, Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo. And the David?

www.ixquick.com.

www.ixquick.com is the anonymous search engine based in the Netherlands. The company is routinely consulted behind closed doors because it understands both the intricacies of search technology and the downsides of collecting personal data through those searches. More importantly, Ixquick and its sister search engine, StartPage, are unique – they do not collect any information on their users. It was this approach which allowed Ixquick to be the first company ever to be awarded the coveted EuroPriSe Privacy Seal, a commitment to Privacy that Ixquick have renewed every year since.

“The big players use their search engines to capture people’s personal details so they can exploit them for commercial purposes. We never want to see that data abused, so we’ve broken new ground by promising never to collect it in the first place,” says Ixquick CEO Robert Beens.

Policy makers appreciate the fact that not only does Ixquick understand how online threats to Privacy occur, but it offers concrete, practical solutions to stop them.

This unique position is increasingly popular with consumers worldwide. Along with its American counterpart, StartPage, Ixquick’s searches have doubled over the past year to nearly 3 million searches a day — all of them completely anonymous; proving that you can build a profitable business through embracing Privacy and forging a relationship of trust with consumers.

To find out more about online Privacy, why it matters and where it’s headed, do as the EU Parliament has done and contact Ixquick with any questions you have.

CONTACT:

Ixquick
U.S. Contact Person:
Dr. Katherine Albrecht
U.S. Media Relations
kma@ixquick.com
+1 973-273-2125 [international]
+1 877-434-3100 ext. 5 [toll free]
www.startpage.com
or
E.U. Contact Person:
Alex van Eesteren
Sales & Business Development
alex@ixquick.com
+31 30 3033333

KEYWORDS: Europe Netherlands

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Technology Data Management Internet Other Technology Security

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