Topic
data retention
208 published works
Data Counsel
Are you—or someone you love—a content hoarder?
By Judy Selby, James A. Sherer
Hoarding is defined clinically as embodying “a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions because of a perceived need to save them.” That accumulation occurs regardless of the actual value…
Tech Law Blog
Working Party publishes statement on CJEU ruling which invalidates Data Retention Directive
The Article 29 Working Party (WP29), an independent European advisory on data protection and privacy, has published a statement in which it welcomes the ruling of the CJEU, of 8…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Article 29 Working Party Releases Statement on ECJ Ruling Invalidating the EU Data Retention Directive
The Article 29 Working Party recently released a statement providing recommendations on how EU Member States should proceed in light of the European Court of Justice's April 8, 2014 ruling…
Global Privacy & Security Compliance Blog
Emergency UK Legislation Expands Government Powers to Retain and Intercept Data
On July 17th, the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) came into effect in the United Kingdom reinstating the Government’s powers to require communication providers to retain traffic data…
Technology Law Dispatch
UK set to implement emergency Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Angus Finnegan, Kate Brimsted
In April, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘Court’) declared Directive 2006/24/EC on the Retention of Data to be invalid, creating uncertainty for telecommunications operators across the region.…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
UK Government Announces Emergency Data Retention Law
On July 10, 2014, the UK government announced plans to introduce emergency data retention rules that would respond to the European Court of Justice's April 2014 declaration finding the EU…
Global Media and Communications Watch
UK Government seeks to preserve data retention powers
By Mark Taylor
On 10 July, the UK government announced cross-party backing for emergency legislation designed to ensure that the police and security services can continue to access communications data held by communications…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
UK Government Seeks to Preserve Data Retention Powers
By Mark Taylor
On 10 July, the UK government announced cross-party backing for emergency legislation designed to ensure that the police and security services can continue to access communications data held by communications…
Tech Law Blog
CJEU rules that the Data Retention Directive is invalid
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC (Directive) is invalid. The Irish High Court (in Digital Rights Ireland Ltd v…
Cyberblog
Retain Locally, Comply Globally
By Maury Shenk
We used to talk about the “borderless” environment of the Internet. These days, that view is looking increasingly outmoded and utopian, in large part because of the intersection of law…