Results for node/retention

December 17, 2008

ECHR decided against the UK DNA Database

(Article corrected on 18 December 2008 on DNA database figures and the Counter Terrorism Act 2008) (Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 4 December 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) gave its judgement in the Marper case related to the controversial National DNA Database used by the UK Police for […]

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April 24, 2018 · Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Freedom of expression online | Privacy and confidentiality

ePrivacy: Civil society letter calls to ensure privacy and reject data retention

On 23 April 2017, EDRi, together with other civil society organisations, sent a follow up to our previous open letter to the permanent representations of EU Member States in Brussels. The letter highlighted the importance of the ongoing reform of Europe’s ePrivacy legislation for strengthening individuals’ rights to privacy and freedom of expression and for rebuilding […]

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February 25, 2009

Romanian data retention law suspendend by the Government

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Rumänisches Gesetz zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung von der Regierung aufgehoben | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1308] In a sudden and unexpected move, the Romanian Government has decided on 25 February 2009 to suspend the application of the data retention law until the end of the year – 31 December 2009. The official reason from […]

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July 1, 2009 · Blogs

ENDitorial: EU Data Protection: state of the play, potential for enhancements

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Datenschutz in der EU: der Stand der Dinge, Raum für Verbesserungen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1457] With the title “Personal data – more use, more protection?” the European Commission organised on 19 and 20 May 2009 a data protection (DP) conference in Brussels. The purpose of the conference was to […]

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October 5, 2011

EDRi and 37 NGOs send letter to European Commission on data retention

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Vorratsdaten: Offener Brief von EDRi und 37 NGOs an EU-Kommission | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.19_Vorratsdaten_Offener_Brief_von_EDRi_und_37_NGOs_an_EU-Kommission?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111011] On 26 September 2011, European Digital Rights and 37 other NGOs from 14 countries sent a letter to Commissioners Malmström, Kroes and Reding on the review of the Data Retention Directive. The purpose of the letter […]

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May 4, 2022 · Blogs | On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Surveillance and data retention

Portugal: Constitutional Court strikes data retention down

On 19 April 2022, at the request of the Ombudsperson, the Portuguese Constitutional Court declared the unconstitutionality of the Portuguese data retention law.

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October 24, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

CJEU introduces new criteria for law enforcement to access data

On 2 October 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a new ruling in the “Ministerio Fiscal” case on access to data retained by electronic communications service providers under the scope the ePrivacy Directive.

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November 16, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data | Surveillance and data retention

Advocate General recklessly calls for watering down privacy protections

On 27 October, the Advocate General (AG) Szpunar of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) released his opinion on the French ‘HADOPI’ system against online copyright infringements. The case has potentially important implications for the ongoing political debate on data retention by private companies for access by law enforcement authorities.

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July 19, 2006

Draft Administrative Order on data retention in Denmark

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The long awaited draft administrative order on data retention in Denmark is now public. The draft, which implements the data retention provisions in the anti-terrorism law of June 2002, is currently submitted to a group of telecoms, business associations, NGOs, and public authorities for consultations with deadline […]

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August 1, 2007

Data retention for one year for UK telecom companies

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The transposition into the UK law of most part of the EU Data Retention Directive (2006/24/EC) was approved on 24 July 2007 by the House of Lords and signed the next day by the Home Secretary. The approval followed after a period of public consultation proposed by […]

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September 13, 2006

ENDitorial : Fighting Mass Surveillance

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Digital Rights Ireland was established last year to further civil rights in the Digital Age. We are challenging the European Institutions and the Irish government through the courts to stop their program of mass surveillance of citizens. Our litigation will have an impact on digital rights across […]

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February 13, 2013 · Blogs

Denmark: Government postpones the data retention law evaluation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Dänemark: Regierung verschiebt Evaluierung des VDS-Gesetzes | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.3_Daenemark_Regierung_verschiebt_Evaluierung_des_VDS-Gesetzes?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130224] In the coming months, the Danish Parliament will conduct an evaluation and revision of the Danish data retention law which implements directive 2006/24/EC. The review process has been postponed twice on earlier occasions (2010 and 2012), and the Danish government […]

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