The European Commission will not introduce a new law requiring telecom companies to store the communications data of European Union citizens for security purposes, the EU home affairs commissioner said on Thursday. […]
In April last year the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that an EU data retention directive requiring telecoms companies to store communications data for up to two years interfered with people’s right to privacy by creating the impression that their private lives are the subject of constant surveillance. […]
An internal Commission document circulated in January showed Avramopoulos was considering launching consultations to determine whether a new law on data retention that respects privacy rights could be prepared over the coming year. […]
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/12/us-eu-data-telecommunications-idUSKBN0M82CO20150312