The Current State
Although plenty court rulings of constitutional courts all over the EU decided, that a general data retention of whole populations in the EU is not legal, most member states are still trying to push for it. Again and again. As a result, in most european countries data retention is enforced.
Click on any member state to learn more about its data retention situation.
Overview – Data Retention in the EU
Updates & Member State Reports
Second German Data Retention Finally Buried
Lawsuits against Data Retention Dismissed
Deutsche Vorratsdatenspeicherung 2.0 unvereinbar mit EU-Recht
Der Europäische Gerichtshof hat die deutsche Vorratsdatenspeicherung in der Form des Gesetzes von 2015 für unvereinbar mit europäischem Recht erklärt.
Parliament Approves Data Retention 2.0
Yesterday, the Belgian parliament approved the stupendous plans of the government for the third try to create a data retention in line with fundamental rights.
Five Data Retentions at Once
Belgium is trying to circumvent the rulings of Belgian and European courts - by introducing five data retentions at once.