The German Parliament said Tuesday that the European Commission’s controversial Data Retention Directive may be illegal. The directive requires European communications service providers to retain data ...

The European Union's data protection watchdog has called the Data Retention Directive the most privacy invasive instrument ever adopted by the E.U. The European Union’s data protection watchdog has ...

Sweden is being sued by the European Commission for not implementing a European Union directive requiring network operators to retain details of phone calls and e-mail messages. Instead of hurrying up ...

This month, a highly controversial European law came into effect that raises concerns about our fundamental right to privacy. Even before the final text was officially published, the directive had ...

The legislation, which the EU says is necessary to help fight terrorism and organized crime, was passed by justice ministers in Brussels on Tuesday. Internet service providers and fixed-line and ...

Late last year, Denmark became the first EU Member State to pass a statute implementing the Data Retention Directive (the Directive) of the European Union.[1] The Directive is intended to improve the ...

In a significant move, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC (Directive) is invalid. This decision is expected to have wide-reaching ...

The EU has given the final thumbs-up to a controversial data retention directive. The legislation, which the EU says is necessary to help fight terrorism and organised crime, was passed by justice ...

The European Community (EC) is expected to publish its evaluation report on the directive early in 2011, including proposals for amendments. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström indicated in ...

The European Union’s data protection watchdog has called the Data Retention Directive the most privacy invasive instrument ever adopted by the E.U. On Friday the European Data Protection Supervisor ...