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Austria court finds EU data retention plan violates EU privacy law
December 21, 2012 by Jerry Votava
The Austrian Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the EU Data Retention Directive may violate EU law. The court has referred the case to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for additional review. The Directive calls on telecommunications and Internet companies to retain data such as e-mails,.... [more]
EU Commission refers Germany to ECJ over data retention
May 31, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The European Commission on Thursday referred Germany to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for not complying with the EU Data Retention Directive. The Commission is asking the court to impose fines on Germany for breach of EU law in the amount of 315,036.54 euros (USD $390,771.32). In 2010, the.... [more]
Czech Constitutional Court overturns parts of data retention law
March 31, 2011 by Sarah Paulsworth
The Czech Republic's Constitutional Court on Thursday overturned parts of a controversial data retention law that obligated telecommunications companies to maintain records of their customers' internet and telephone usage. The court found that paragraphs 3 and 4 of § 97 of the Electronic Commun....... [more]
Germany high court overturns data retention law
March 2, 2010 by Hillary Stemple
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday overturned a law requiring telecommunications providers to store information on telephone calls, e-mails, and Internet use for six months for use in possible terrorism investigations, citing privacy issues. The court found that Section 113 of the....... [more]
Iran implements controversial Internet data retention law
July 21, 2009 by Devin Montgomery
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has implemented a law requiring the country's Internet service providers to retain records of users' incoming and outgoing data for at least three months, according to a Monday report by the state-run PressTV news agency. The government said the law is d....... [more]
Europe court dismisses challenge to data retention directive
February 11, 2009 by Devin Montgomery
The European Court of Justice on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to a European Commission directive requiring telecommunication companies operating in European Union (EU) member countries to retain phone and email data for at least six months. The rule was designed to help law enforcement.... [more]
Romania implements law requiring retention of telecommunications records
January 21, 2009 by Devin Montgomery
A law requiring Romanian telecommunications companies to retain information on all telephone calls, text messages, and emails went into effect on Tuesday. The law requires that basic information like the phone numbers or email addresses involved in the communications be recorded so that.... [more]
The End of the Road for Personal Data Protection in the EU [op-ed]
November 10, 2008 by JURIST Staff
JURIST Guest Columnist Virginia Keyder, currently teaching European Union law at Bogazici University and Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey, says that while the European Commission, aided most recently by the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice, has taken steps to encourage and.... [more]
EU justice commissioner prods Google to shorten data retention period
September 12, 2008 by Joe Shaulis
EU Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner Jacques Barrot on Thursday said Google is taking a step in the right direction by keeping data on search engine users for nine months rather than 18. Google announced the change this week to address regulatory concerns and protect user....... [more]
Google announces new data retention policy in response to EU privacy concerns
June 12, 2007 by Michael Sung
Google Monday announced a new data retention policy, saying that its servers will retain personally identifiable information for 18 months and not its previous policy of 18 to 24 months. Google's policy revision came in response to an announcement by the European Commission in May that the EU....... [more]
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