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CJEU Gives File-Sharer Surveillance & Data Retention a Green Light * TorrentFreak

CJEU Gives File-Sharer Surveillance & Data Retention a Green Light * TorrentFreak

Europe's top court says that file-sharers subjected to mass surveillance and retention of data didn't have their privacy breached.

In a judgment published today, Europe's top court concludes that suspected file-sharers can be subjected to mass surveillance and retention of their data as long as certain standards are upheld. Digital rights groups hoped to end the French 'Hadopi' anti-piracy scheme, claiming that it violates the fundamental right to privacy. The CJEU's judgment leaves no stone unturned explaining why that isn't so, leaving case law to deal with the turbulence.

Judgement here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=CELEX:62021CJ0470

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