data retention

Data Retention Act the Subject of a Reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union

January 31, 2012 18:15

The High Court is to make a preliminary reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the extent to which national legislation intended to implement an EU Directive, must itself also comply with the European Charter of Fundamental Rights in order to be fully compatible with EU law, a...

Will the ECJ stymie attempts to identify internet users?

November 21, 2011 18:30

This time last year I blogged about Bonnier Audio v. Perfect Communication, the Swedish case which questioned whether data retained under the Data Retention Directive could be used in litigation to identify users accused of infringing copyright. In that case five audiobook companies brought an...

Privacy lessons learned: do your homework about home work

Stikeman Elliott LLP
November 09, 2011 14:54

David Elder - A recently publicized privacy breach by a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employee underlines the need for all organizations to impose strict controls and safeguards respecting the ability of employees to remove sensitive data from the workplace. In a widely reported story, it was...

Garda who abused phone records to spy on ex will not be prosecuted, will keep job

September 02, 2011 08:45

Recent media reports have confirmed that a Garda detective sergeant will not face criminal prosecution and will keep her job despite abusing the data retention system to spy on an ex-boyfriend. In November 2010 the annual report of the judge who oversees the data retention system confirmed earlier...

Irish documents on interception of communications and surveillance

June 24, 2011 15:44

I've uploaded a few documents recently which might be useful to anyone interested in issues of surveillance and interception of communications in Ireland.First is the 2009/10 report of the Designated Judge responsible for monitoring the interception of communications and data retention:Interception...