Data Retention Directive Declared Invalid in the EU
Channel: CyberGhost VPN
Date: 2014-04-09

IT&C legal expert Bogdan Manolea tells journalist Michael Bird why the decision by the European Union's Court of Justice to declare the Data Retention Directive invalid is crucial for internet freedom and privacy.

According to the new decision, ISPs and telecom operators in the European Union are no longer required to store their customers' data for 6 to 24 months.

Here is the press release from the Court of Justice detailing the decision: http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2014-04/cp140054en.pdf