SUBTONOMY , the leading vendor of precision lawful intercept request technology, has announced it will exhibit at ISS World Europe ( 3-6...

The EU data retention saga is far from over. Telcos remain at the confluence of demanding legal obligations, evolving judicial interpretations, technological challenges, and societal expectations regarding privacy. While the CJEU has set high standards for fundamental rights protection, the resulting legal fragmentation and uncertainty create significant burdens. A proactive, informed, and adaptable approach, focusing on robust compliance, strong security, and engagement in p

How do these data retention mandates, permitted under the ePrivacy Directive's exceptions , interact with the overarching data protection framework in the EU – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?  The short answer: They must coexist, and compliance with both is mandatory. Retained communications metadata (like call logs, location info, IP addresses) is undeniably personal data. Therefore, any national law requiring Telcos to retain this data must not only meet the

PART 3. The recent CJEU ruling in Case C-470/21 , commonly referred to as the Hadopi judgment, introduces a narrow and conditional shift...

PART 2. In our last post , we saw how the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the old Data Retention Directive in...

PART 1. For years, telecommunications operators (Telcos) across the European Union operated under a common framework for retaining...