in berlin as well on the show today on the i'm ackles visit to china but more on that later. as of today many europeans feel they are getting their lives back at least the digital poss of it the e.u. has recognised that data is private and personal and belongs to the individual so as of today every e.u. citizen can demand that companies like facebook google or amazon tell us what kind of personal data they hold on us what they do with it and have it corrected or even deleted. whether you use the internet to search for information connect with friends or simply to do your shopping going online means sharing personal information but in many cases it's unclear exactly what happens to that data. who has access to it what can companies do with it. the new e.u. legislation aims to address some of these issues. under the new rules companies will only be allowed to collect data relevant to their services so weather app for example won't be allowed to access your address book of photographs the new regulations also afford individuals the right to launch a complaint with the supervisor