That’s one of the reasons why the very first article of (then still only West) Germany’s post-war constitution reads:
As with many other aspects of the Nazi regime, post-war Germany resolved Nie wieder (“Never again”) when it came to violations of privacy. In both systems, citizens effectively ceased to have a right to privacy, and could be branded criminals for private thoughts or acts, resulting in severe punishment. In East Germany, it was the Stasi (short for Staatssicherheit, or “state security”). In the Nazi years, the state’s blunt instrument was called the Gestapo (short for Geheime Staatspolizei, or “secret state police”). (Credit: Rakoon / CC0 1.0) Nie wiederīoth regimes wanted total control over their citizens. Stasi listening post, used for spying on its own citizens, in Berlin’s DDR Museum. Why? Because Germans carry the trauma of not one, but two totalitarian systems in their recent past: the fascist Third Reich, and communist East Germany. For Americans and Chinese, that value drops to single-digit figures. For the average Brit, the privacy of that information is only worth $59. On the other hand, Germans are extremely possessive of their personal data - and they’re shocked by the readiness with which Americans (and others) share their names, addresses, friends’ lists, and purchase histories online.Īccording to research presented in the Harvard Business Review, the average German is willing to pay as much as $184 to protect their personal health data. While public nudity is a big no-no in the United States, for example, Germany has a long tradition of what is known as FKK - short for Freikörperkultur, or “free body culture.” Certain beaches and areas of city parks are dedicated to nude sunbathing, and even Nacktwanderung (“nude rambling”) is a thing. (Credit: FKK Gelande Sudstrand / CC BY 2.0) Totalitarian traumas SvService.“Social nudity,” for health and vigor and to commune with nature, is very accepted in Germany. Pano: "F:-fr8FidB2CSQ/V49sgVq8pHI/AAAAAAAABFw/bMktS2vh6mcQtQB6y1-vBXTPTZCCnxTbQCLIB"
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