ECJ Judgment: Data retention (C 293/12 and C 594/12)

This procedure concerns a judgment by the European Court of Justice regarding the legality of national laws that require telecommunications providers to store metadata on their customers. It addresses the balance between national security and the fundamental right to privacy.

This ruling affects telecommunications companies and government security agencies. It limits the ability of states to implement general and indiscriminate retention of communications data without strict safeguards.