Advocate general strikes down EU data retention law

In an Opinion of the Advocate General in the European Court of Justice in December 2013, it was suggested that the EU's data retention directive breached the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

ESO: Background information: Commission evaluates the Directive on retention of telecommunications data http://www.europeansources.info/record/commission-evaluates-the-directive-on-retention-of-telecommunications-data/

ESO: Background information: Commission proposes rules on communication data retention which are both effective for law enforcement and respectful of rights and business interests http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-proposes-rules-on-communication-data-retention-which-are-both-effective-for-law-enforcement-and-respectful-of-rights-and-business-interests/

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