Leaked: European Parliament long awaited legal study on data retention 5:27pm | 7 January 2015 | by *Estelle Masse* <https://www.accessnow.org/blog/author/61/Estelle%20Masse>, Tomorrow morning, the European Parliament legal services will release its long-awaited study on the Court of Justice of the EU’s ruling on the Data Retention Directive <https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2014/04/11/a-closer-look-at-eu-courts-ruling-...>. Access obtained a copy of the document <https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/eu_data_retention.pdf>, which concludes that the EU’s powers to legislate on data retention matters are now limited. Last April, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) invalidated the EU Data Retention Directive <https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2014/04/11/a-closer-look-at-eu-courts-ruling-...> due to several violations of human rights, in particular the fundamental rights to privacy and data protection. Adopted in 2006, the Data Retention Directive required all telecommunications data – including mobile, landline phones, fax, and email – to be indiscriminately collected and retained by providers for a minimum of six months and up to two years. The CJEU’s landmark decision was broadly welcomed by civil society groups and activists from all around the world. Following last year’s ruling, the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament (LIBE) requested an opinion from Legal Services to determine its impact on national laws establishing data retention and other existing international agreements that include data retention schemes suchPassenger Name Records agreements <https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2014/11/26/wishing-bon-voyage-to-pnr-agreemen...> (PNR) and the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP). […] Continua qui: https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2015/01/07/leaked-european-parliament-long-aw...