Policy Observatory
Ongoing debate on governmental plans for new data retention law
The federal government plans to enact a law on data retention. According to the draft law, information on the user’s phone calls, text messages and Internet connection shall be recorded and saved for ten weeks. Information that allows to track a person shall be saved for four weeks. The draft law is criticised by opposition, business representatives and privacy groups.
Country: Germany
Domains: Privacy
Stakeholder: Government
Tags: data protection, data retention, Internet, Germany, draft law, privacy