| Author (Person) | Rettman, Andrew |
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| Series Title | EUObserver |
| Series Details | 08.04.14 |
| Publication Date | 08/04/2014 |
| Content Type | News |
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The European Court of Justice declared in a judgment of the 8 April 2014 that the Data Retention Directive (2006/24/EC) to be invalid. This was because it entailed a wide-ranging and particularly serious interference with the fundamental rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data, without that interference being limited to what is strictly necessary. Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs said that the 'judgment of the Court brings clarity and confirms the critical conclusions in terms of proportionality of the Commission's evaluation report of 2011 on the implementation of the data retention directive. The European Commission will now carefully asses the verdict and its impacts. The Commission will take its work forward in light of progress made in relation to the revision of the e-Privacy directive and taking into account the negotiations on the data protection framework ...' . EUObserver stated on the 24 July 2014 that this decision might have implications for existing international data agreements and EU proposals under review. |
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| Source Link | http://euobserver.com/justice/123785 |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Justice and Home Affairs, Law, Values and Beliefs |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
