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Everyone who owns and uses data is obliged to protect it. Data protection means preventing access by unauthorised persons and using the data only for the purpose agreed with the owner. Data must also be protected against misappropriation or manipulation. The purpose for which state employees can use data is regularised by law.

Data protection law extends from administrative law to consumer policy in the information society. State administration is administered via the intranet to ensure data protection.

7.1 Private data protection

Private data protection on the Internet is the responsibility of the persons and companies themselves and they must abide by their mutual contractual terms. Consumers can use the intranet and the internet for their digital relationships. Data sovereignty remains with the originator and thus owner of the data in both networks. Digital customer relationships are only protected by the state on the intranet and not on the internet. Data protection on the Internet is limited to the prevention and prosecution of criminal offences. Private data protection means the use of programmes for encryption and prevention of danger that companies offer to consumers.

Data protection also includes the secrecy of correspondence. Accordingly, broadcasts may only be opened if there is reasonable suspicion of a criminal offence and may never be altered. In order to integrate the analogue secrecy of correspondence into digital data protection, the envelope around a letter or the package of a broadcast, corresponds to encryption.

7.2 State data protection

The Ministry of Digital Affairs is responsible for data protection on the intranet. Data protection on the intranet is guaranteed for citizens, companies and ministries by networks, hardware and software from the People’s Innovation Company intranet. Data that serve the purpose of political participation are specially protected. This special protection is ensured by the fact that voting on constitutional articles, politicians and laws can only be carried out at the town halls’ voting computers. Votes for quorums can be cast via the People’s Computer, but once the quorum is triggered and voting takes place, all voters are asked to indicate whether they have actually cast their vote for the relevant quorum. Data queries via the Algoracle can only be made on computers on the intranet.

Data protection on the intranet also refers to the authenticity and accuracy of the data. Because the use of the intranet requires an identity check at the beginning of each use, all users are on the intranet with their clear name and can conclude notarised treaties or prove their eligibility to vote for quorums, ratings, contributions and comments.

State data protection means encrypting sent data using quantum cryptography and securing networks, storage locations and operating systems. When state data carriers are attacked, a counter-attack is automatically carried out. State data protection is automatically granted to all users of the intranet. This level of protection is democratically agreed and democratically confirmed and controlled through voting and personnel. All data belongs to the citizens personally and represents a property value. All data is shared with the state because citizens can deselect the responsible politicians in case of misuse. Every act on the intranet can be traced back to a responsible person. Whoever had an idea first can be traced. Multiple voting and pseudonyms are prevented. Administrators and group leaders are elected by all affected users in a digital el