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AUC IURIDICA, Vol 52 No 1 (2006), 81–98
Právo na soukromí versus bezpečnost ve sjednocené Evropě: zamyšlení nad problematikou „data retention“
[Right to Privacy Versus Security in the Unified Europe: Consideration on the Problems of Data Retention]
Jaromír Hořák
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23366478.2025.104
published online: 14. 02. 2025
abstract
Right to privacy versus security in the unified Europe: consideration on the problems of data retention The right to privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by both international conventions and the constitutional orders of nation states. Possible restrictions can be imposed only if they are necessary in a democratic society and if the principle of proportionality is observed. The storage of telephone and internet traffic and localization data for purposes of criminal investigation, usually referred to as data retention, is a new phenomenon which gives the government authorities access to the personal information of millions of citizens. By analysing the retained data via traffic analysis the agencies can identify an individual’s associates, habits, political preferences and even his or her location. Directive 2002/58/EC made it possible for several EU-Member States to pass laws that allow for personal telecommunication data to be stored for varied periods of time. In some countries data retention has been made compulsory for the telecommunications’ providers. Although it had not been the case in Britain over the past few years, British providers store a large amount of data on a voluntary basis. In other countries such as Italy and France data retention laws have been in force for some time as an alleged means of combating terrorism and organized crime. In the Czech Republic too a new telecommunication law was adopted last year with provisions on data retention. However, the crucial step was taken only recently when the Data Retention Directive was adopted, which in fact forms a legal basis for the largest monitoring database in the world, tracking all communications within the EU. The opponents of the Directive see data retention as an invasion of privacy and a disproportionate response to the threat of terrorism – a measure both ineffective and harmful.
keywords: Right to privacy; data retention; traffic analysis; mass surveillance
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