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February 16, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Surveillance and data retention

CJEU Advocate General states that PNR Directive does not violate fundamental rights despite mass surveillance concerns from civil society

On 27 January, despite concerns from civil society and the CJEU having decided that the EU-Canada PNR agreement was incompatible in 2017, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union stated that the EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive was compatible with fundamental rights.