Europe
EUCJ advocate general sends veiled warning to French government on bulk data collection and storage

The European Union Court of Justice has launched another salvo in the stand-off with French and other European governments over the compulsory bulk collection and storage of data by telecom operators for use by security services, which has been deemed incompatible with European law. [...]
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France
European court weakens France's defence against 'La Quadrature du Net' ruling

The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that a national court cannot decide alone to derogate from European law in the name of a state's constitutional principles. This was one of France's lines of defence against the "La Quadrature du Net" (LQDN) European ruling prohibiting the bulk collection and storage of traffic data.

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Belgium, France
France and Belgium head down different paths over CJEU data bulk collection ruling, paving the way for cooperation issues

French and Belgian administrative courts differ greatly in their interpretation of the CJEU's data bulk collection and storage ruling of 6 October 2020: the French Council of State allows flexibility for the security apparatus while Belgian's constitutional court has taken a "no quarter" approach.

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