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European Court Scraps EU Data Collection Law

Posted on May 13, 2014 by pogowasright.org

Magda Fahsi reports on another significant ruling from the EU Court of Justice, this one issued last month:

The Court of Justice of the European Union concluded last month that the EU law forcing telecommunication companies to retain customer data for up to two years is illegal.

In a press release issued after the ruling in April, the European judges said the Data Retention Directive “interferes in a particularly serious manner with the fundamental rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data,” and as such, the court considers the directive “invalid.”

Read more on Mint Press News.

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