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CJUE decision: member states may not impose a general data retention obligation
In Watson vs. Tele2 Sverige AB (C-203/15), the court decides that EU law precludes national legislation that prescribes general and indiscriminate retention of data.
The text of the decision is available here and the press release here.
Country: EU
Domains: Privacy
Stakeholder: Judicial
Tags: national legislation, data protection, court decision, CJUE, data retention, privacy