Recent technological developments have brought into question the protection of personal data and individual privacy. This contribution focuses on the harmonisation of ‘data retention’ rules in the European Union (EU), in particular, the controversy surrounding the adoption and implementation of the Data Retention Directive (2006/24/EC). It first considers the initiation of secondary EU legislation on data retention and the human rights implications of the retention of ‘traffic data’ for the purpose of law enforcement. It then discusses challenges against domestic implementation legislation that have been initiated by NGOs. The analysis leads to the conclusion that harmonisation of the length of time that telecom operators and internet provi...
This paper examines a recent twist in EU data protection law. In the 1990s, the European Union was s...
In December 2005 the European Parliament passed a directive about Data Retention that obliges every ...
The opinion of the CJEU Attorney General on mass data retention has been long awaited by anyone inte...
Recent technological developments have brought into question the protection of personal data and ind...
Directive 2006/24/EC sets out data retention rules and is a useful tool for the investigation, detec...
In Digital Rights Ireland, the Court of Justice invalidated the 2006 Data Retention Directive, which...
The growth of data retention in Europe has been marked by an interplay between national laws and Eur...
The idea of data retention measures in the EU law is not a new one, but the adoption and implementat...
In a high profile decision delivered in April 2014, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the...
The chapter explores the fate of the Data Retention Directive, the Digital Rights Ireland case and i...
Metadata retention based on the modern technology capabilities is proven to be an effective tool for...
International audienceIn less than eighteen months, the Court of Justice of the European Union has d...
The EU Electronic Privacy Directive of 2002 requires members to ensure the confidentiality of commun...
On July, 19, Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe gave his Opinion in the Tele2 case. The CJEU is aske...
In November 2016 the Investigatory Powers Act ('IPA') received Royal Assent. IPA was hailed by the G...
This paper examines a recent twist in EU data protection law. In the 1990s, the European Union was s...
In December 2005 the European Parliament passed a directive about Data Retention that obliges every ...
The opinion of the CJEU Attorney General on mass data retention has been long awaited by anyone inte...
Recent technological developments have brought into question the protection of personal data and ind...
Directive 2006/24/EC sets out data retention rules and is a useful tool for the investigation, detec...
In Digital Rights Ireland, the Court of Justice invalidated the 2006 Data Retention Directive, which...
The growth of data retention in Europe has been marked by an interplay between national laws and Eur...
The idea of data retention measures in the EU law is not a new one, but the adoption and implementat...
In a high profile decision delivered in April 2014, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the...
The chapter explores the fate of the Data Retention Directive, the Digital Rights Ireland case and i...
Metadata retention based on the modern technology capabilities is proven to be an effective tool for...
International audienceIn less than eighteen months, the Court of Justice of the European Union has d...
The EU Electronic Privacy Directive of 2002 requires members to ensure the confidentiality of commun...
On July, 19, Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe gave his Opinion in the Tele2 case. The CJEU is aske...
In November 2016 the Investigatory Powers Act ('IPA') received Royal Assent. IPA was hailed by the G...
This paper examines a recent twist in EU data protection law. In the 1990s, the European Union was s...
In December 2005 the European Parliament passed a directive about Data Retention that obliges every ...
The opinion of the CJEU Attorney General on mass data retention has been long awaited by anyone inte...