Although significant obstacles remain in the way of a final agreement
Governments call for changes to end-to-end encryption
The Governments of seven countries seek to obtain greater access to people’s communications for law enforcement purposes.
European Court of Justice strikes down national data retention laws
German Constitutional Court rules data retention rules unconstitutional
The Court found the current rules lack proportionality, and will mean the German Telecommunications Act needs revisiting.
German presidency of the EU presents a new ePrivacy proposal
Germany will seek for an agreement on the purposes for processing communications metadata, including responses to future pandemics.
