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On June 11, the Belgian Constitutional Court annulled the Belgian law (source document in French) that required electronic communication operators to retain data for one year.
On June 11, the Belgian Constitutional Court annulled the Belgian law (source document in
French) that required electronic communication operators to retain
data for one year. Drawing from an ECJ decision from 2014, the Constitutional
Court held the law disproportionate and contrary to the Belgian
Constitution and the European Charter of Human Rights.
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