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EU: Privacy International's call on the European Commission to abandon proposed retention regime receives mass endorsement

01 September 2004

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Over 90 non-governmental organizations - including Statewatch - and 80 companies have endorsed Privacy International's call on the European Commission to abandon on a proposed retention regime across Europe of between 1 and 3 years for all communications traffic data. In this response, PI argues that data retention is invasive, illusory in its gains, illegal in its goals, and that the policy process surrounding retention is: Invasive, illusory, illegal and illegitimate

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