Stay free, even when everything becomes digital.

Privacy is not a form at the end of a project. It determines whether people can use public services, schools, culture, mobility and participation without fear of misuse. Oldenburg is expanding digital services, sensors, data portals and, in future, AI-supported processes. That can improve administration. It can also destroy trust if purpose, data basis and oversight remain unclear. ## Our civil rights package - data minimisation, deletion periods and encryption by default - understandable privacy notices instead of walls of text - open-source and privacy-friendly alternatives reviewed in procurement - a municipal register for automated decisions, AI systems and algorithms - no surveillance policy through the back door, not even under a smart city label - privacy impact assessments and accessibility checks before larger digital projects go live A city does not become more modern by collecting more data. It becomes more modern by giving people more control.