Obligations of the providers of electronic communications services in terms of the general and
indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data – a commentary on the Judgment
of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 April 2022 in the Case C-140/20 G.D. Cover Image

Obowiązki dostawcy usług łączności elektronicznej w zakresie uogólnionego i niezróżnicowanego zatrzymywania danych o ruchu i danych o lokalizacji – glosa do wyroku Trybunału (wielka izba) z dnia 5 kwietnia 2022 r. w sprawie C-140/20 G.D. przeciwko Th
Obligations of the providers of electronic communications services in terms of the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data – a commentary on the Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 April 2022 in the Case C-140/20 G.D.

Author(s): Oskar Ratajczak
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data; national security; public security; combating serious crime; surveillance;

Summary/Abstract: Over the years, the issue of indiscriminate and general retention of traffic and location data has beenconsidered many times by the Court of Justice. The Court has concluded that this is a tool that violatesthe rights included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and that its further use should be limited only tothe most serious purposes. In the commented judgment, the right of Member States to impose obligationof indiscriminate and general retention of data of users of this network onto the providers of electroniccommunications services was limited to precisely defined situations and in certain situations, methodsof data retention that are less infringing on fundamental rights were explicitly named and allowed by the Court.

  • Issue Year: 14/2023
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 151-168
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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