Germany must rethink parts of its telecommunications traffic data...
Germany must rethink parts of its telecommunications traffic data retention law, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday. Providers will still have to store the data for six months. But law enforcement agencies will be able to access it only…
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for very severe crimes, not to prosecute misdemeanors or copyright violations, attorney Axel Spies said on behalf of the German Competitive Carriers Association VATM. The court also ordered the government to report on the effect of the law by September, he said. A preliminary injunction will remain in effect for at least six months, giving lawmakers time to change the law, Spies said. Wednesday’s order didn’t deal with reimbursement of communications service providers’ costs, a measure that the VATM has been pushing for, he said.