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ECJ rules general and indiscriminate retention of data incompatible with EU law
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ECJ rules general and indiscriminate retention of data incompatible with EU law
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The European Court of Justice has ruled that the general and indiscriminate retention of data is incompatible with the E-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC) read in the light of the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Tele2 Sverige AB v Post-och telestyrelsen and Secretary of State for the Home Department v Tom Watson and others (Joined Cases C-203/15 and C-698/15), 21 December 2016.
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Published on 21-Dec-2016
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