Suchergebnisse

Data retention is a relatively new phenomena. Due to the impact of 9/11 data retention became an important tool, according to governments, against terrorists and other criminals. Telecommunication service providers are obliged to retain non content data about the communications of its clients for a certain period of time. Law enforcement authorities may access this data after complying with certain requirements. However, data retention strongly interferes with fundamental rights, mainly the respect for private and family life and protection of personal data. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has declared that existing data retention schemes are contrary to EU law. This analysis tries to clarify how data retention could be carried out in accordance with fundamental rights. It assesses the relevant case law from the CJEU, the applicable legal framework and data retention systems of other jurisdictions in order to determine parameters which are important for the future development of this investigation tool.

Analysis of the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Joined Cases C-293/12 (Digital Rights Ireland) and C-594/12 (Kärntner Landesregierung), on the validity of the Data Retention Directive

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