Overview of national data retention policies

Overview of national data retention policies

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Data retention transposition schedule

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

(EU directive)

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6-24 months

directive, 15 March 2006

Directive's requirements: the calling telephone number; the name and address of the subscriber or registered user; the number(s) dialled (the telephone number(s) called), and, in cases involving supplementary services such as call forwarding or call transfer, the number or numbers to which the call is routed; the name(s) and address(es) of the destination subscriber(s) or registered user(s); the date and time of the start and end of the communication; the telephone service used; the calling and called telephone numbers;

Directive's requirements: the calling telephone number; the name and address of the subscriber or registered user; the number(s) dialled (the telephone number(s) called), and, in cases involving supplementary services such as call forwarding or call transfer, the number or numbers to which the call is routed; the name(s) and address(es) of the destination subscriber(s) or registered user(s); the date and time of the start and end of the communication; the telephone service used; the calling and called telephone numbers; the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of the calling party; the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of the calling party; the IMSI of the called party; the IMEI of the called party; in the case of pre-paid anonymous services, the date and time of the initial activation of the service and the location label (Cell ID) from which the service was activated; the location label (Cell ID) at the start of the communication; data identifying the geographic location of cells by reference to their location labels (Cell ID) during the period for which communications data are retained.

Directive's requirements: the user ID(s) allocated; the user ID and telephone number allocated to any communication entering the public telephone network; the name and address of the subscriber or registered user to whom an Internet Protocol (IP) address, user ID or telephone number was allocated at the time of the communication; the name(s) and address(es) of the subscriber(s) or registered user(s) and user ID of the intended recipient of the communication; the date and time of the log-in and log-off of the Internet e-mail service or Internet telephony service, based on a certain time zone; the Internet service used; the calling telephone number for dial-up access; the digital subscriber line (DSL) or other end point of the originator of the communication;

Directive's requirements: the user ID(s) allocated; the user ID and telephone number allocated to any communication entering the public telephone network; the name and address of the subscriber or registered user to whom an Internet Protocol (IP) address, user ID or telephone number was allocated at the time of the communication; the date and time of the log-in and log-off of the Internet access service, based on a certain time zone, together with the IP address, whether dynamic or static, allocated by the Internet access service provider to a communication, and the user ID of the subscriber or registered user; the calling telephone number for dial-up access; the digital subscriber line (DSL) or other end point of the originator of the communication;

Directive's requirements: the user ID(s) allocated; the user ID and telephone number allocated to any communication entering the public telephone network; the name and address of the subscriber or registered user to whom an Internet Protocol (IP) address, user ID or telephone number was allocated at the time of the communication; the user ID or telephone number of the intended recipient(s) of an Internet telephony call; the name(s) and address(es) of the subscriber(s) or registered user(s) and user ID of the intended recipient of the communication; the date and time of the log-in and log-off of the Internet e-mail service or Internet telephony service, based on a certain time zone; the Internet service used; the calling telephone number for dial-up access; the digital subscriber line (DSL) or other end point of the originator of the communication;

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providers of publicly available electronic communications services or of a public communications network

competent national authorities in specific cases for the purpose of the investigation, detection and prosecution of serious crime, as defined by each Member State in its national law

yes, action brought by Administrative Court of Wiesbaden (Germany)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Austria

not yet, draft law available

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Belgium

no

Reported: Loi du 21 mars 1991 portant réforme de certaines entreprises publiques économiques. Loi; Moniteur Belge , date pub: 27/03/1991 ; ref.: (MNE(2007)58028) Arrêté royal du 9 janvier 2003 portant exécution des articles 46bis, § 2, alinéa 1er, 88bis, § 2, alinéas 1er et 3, et 90quater, § 2, alinéa 3, du code d'instruction criminelle ainsi que de l'article 109ter, E, § 2, de la loi du 21 mars 1991 portant réforme de certaines entreprises publiques économiques. Arrêté royal; Moniteur Belge , date pub: 10/02/2003 ; ref.: (MNE(2007)58029)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Bulgaria

yes

12 months

Reported: Electronic Communications Act, promulgated in State Gazette No.41 as of May 22, 2007, amended State Gazette No.27 as of April 9,2010;; Regulation # 40 on the categories of data and the procedure under which they would be retained and disclosed by companies providing publicly available electronic communication networks and/or services for the needs of national security and crime investigation, promulgated in State Gazette No. 9 as of January 29, 2008, amended State Gazette No.108 as of December 19, 2008;

Providers of public communications networks and/or publicly available electronic communications services

The head officer of the: 1. Specialized departments, the local units and the independent territorial directorates within the State Agency for National Security; 2. Directorate General “Criminal Police”, Directorate General “Fight against organized crime” and its local units, Directorate General “Security”, Directorate General “Border Police”, directorate “Internal security”, Sofia Directorate of Internal affairs, the regional directorates within the MoI; 3. The Military Information Service and the “Military Police” within the Ministry of Defence; 4. National Intelligence Service The data is retained for the purposes of detection and investigation of serious crimes and crimes under Art. 319a - 319e of the Penal Code (cybercrimes), and for the location of missing or wanted persons. Access id granted only after a court warrant.

yes, Supreme Administrative Court Challenge brought by Access to Information Programme

Access to Information Programme (AIP)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Cyprus

yes

6 months

Reported: Ο Περί Διατήρησης Τηλεπικοινωνιακών Δεδομένων με Σκοπό τη Διεύρηνση Σοβαρών Ποινικών Αδικημάτων Νόμος του 2007. Νόμος , no.: Ν. 183(Ι)/2007; Cyprus Gazette , no.: 4154 , date pub: 31/12/2007 , page: 01466-01483 ; date into force/en vigueur: 31/12/2007 ; ref.: (MNE(2008)50638)

e-mail headers

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Czech Republic

yes

12 months

Act on Electronic Communications No. 127/2005 Coll. as amended by law 247/2008 Coll.

1. pre-paid phone card identificator 2. public phone box identification (number and geographic position data)

1. IP adresses of terminals from which were sent SMS (service od sending SMS from web form, quite widespread service in the Czech Rep.) 2. every link between MSISDN and IMEI used together in the network 3. ID of mobile phone credit coupon and its link to mobile phone number (at anonymous SIMs) 4. "additional information" not more specified.

1. amount of data transferred 2. use of secured communication 3. identificator of user´s device

1. status of event (e.g.fail/success, usual/unusual termination of connection) 2. amount of uploaded/downloaded data 3. "identificators of interest" (except IP adress is named as example port number) 4. method and status requests for service 5. URI identificators and its parametres requirements

1. transport protocol 2. amounf of data trasferred

Providers of public communication network or of publicly accessible services of electronic communications

Police, public prosecutors and courts in penal proceedings. Provisions in Police Act enable to resend the data to Interpol, SIS and Europol or foreign policies in case of "serious danger". Similar vague backdoor for tranfer of rateined data to intelligence services are in current and also in proposed new Police Act.

In preparation.

Iuridicum Remedium (IuRe)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Denmark

yes

12 months

Reported: Bekendtgørelse om udbydere af elektroniske kommunikationsnets og elektroniske kommunikationstjenesters registrering og opbevaring af oplysninger om teletrafik. Bekendtgørelse , no.: 988; Lovtidende A , date pub: 13/10/2006 ; date into force/en vigueur: 15/09/2007 ; ref.: (MNE(2007)56962) Bekendtgørelse om udbydere af elektroniske kommunikationsnets og elektroniske kommunikationstjenesters registrering og opbevaring af oplysninger om teletrafik. Bekendtgørelse , no.: 988; Lovtidende A , date pub: 13/10/2006 ; date into force/en vigueur: 15/09/2007 ; ref.: (MNE(2007)56966) Bekendtgørelse om udbydere af elektroniske kommunikationsnets og elektroniske kommunikationstjenesters registrering og opbevaring af oplysninger om teletrafik (logningsbekendtgørelsen). Bekendtgørelse , no.: 988; Lovtidende A , date pub: 13/10/2006 ; date into force/en vigueur: 15/09/2007 ; ref.: (MNE(2007)56970)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Estonia

yes but has a small

12 months

Reported: ELEKTROONILISE SIDE SEADUSE JA RAHVATERVISE SEADUSE MUUTMISE SEADUS. seaduse parandus , no.: RTI, 07.12.2007, 63, 397 ; Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja , no.: RTI, 07.12.2007, 63, 397 ; ref.: (MNE(2007)58607)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Finland

yes

Reported: Viestintäviraston määräys tunnistamistietojen tallennusvelvollisuudesta / Kommunikationsverkets föreskrift om skyldighet att lagra identifieringsuppgifter Laki sähköisen viestinnän tietosuojalain muuttamisesta / Lag om ändring av lagen om dataskydd vid elektronisk kommunikation

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

France

yes

12 months

Reported: Décret no 2006-358 du 24 mars 2006 relatif à la conservation des données des communications électroniques. Décret , no.: 2006-358; Journal Officiel de la République Française (JORF) , date pub: 26/03/2006 ; date into force/en vigueur: 27/03/2006 ; ref.: (MNE(2007)56763)

No. A challenge was rejected by the Constitutional Court (decision of 07/08/2007). However, the Court decided providers must be reimbursed (decision of 07/08/2007).

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Germany

no (declared unconstitutional on 2 March 2010)

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Any person providing or assisting in providing telecommunications services and in so doing allocating subscription IDs or providing telecommunications connections for IDs allocated by other parties (applies to telephony and DSL lines, including prepaid services, but not e-mail services) is to collect, prior to activation, and store the name and address of the allocation holder, the date of birth and in the case of fixed lines, additionally the address for the line, even if such data are not required for operational purposes (§ 111 TKG). The subscriber directories are electronically accessible by all German law enforcement and intelligence agencies (§ 112 TKG).

Working Group on Data Retention (AK Vorrat)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Greece

not yet

header of the email message

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Hungary

yes

Reported: 15 acts

yes, Constitutional Court challenge brought by theHungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU)

Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Ireland

No. Irish government has issued draft transposing measure only. Criticism of draft here.

3 years.

Secret ministerial direction of April 2002 and Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005

All "traffic data" and "location data" within the meaning of Directive 2002/58/EC.

All "traffic data" and "location data" within the meaning of Directive 2002/58/EC.

The 2005 Act does not expressly apply to email. However the language used may be wide enough to include it also - if e.g. a mobile phone operator provided an email gateway.

The 2005 Act does not expressly apply to internet access. However the language used may be wide enough to include it also - e.g. in relation to WAP or GPRS internet access from a mobile phone.

The 2005 Act does not expressly apply to VOIP. However the language used may be wide enough to include it also - if e.g. a mobile phone operator provided a VOIP client

N/A

Section 61 - "a person who is engaged in the provision of a publicly available electronic communications service by means of fixed line or mobile telephon

Section 64. The police may access for "(a) the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of crime (including but not limited to terrorist offences), or (b) the safeguarding of the security of the State." The army may access for "the safeguarding of the security of the State". Otherwise the information may be accessed: (a) at the request and with the consent of the person to whom the data relate, .. (c) in accordance with a court order, (d) for the purpose of civil proceedings in any court, or (e) as may be authorised by the Data Protection Commissioner.

yes, High Courtchallenge brought by DRI (latest updates)

Digital Rights Ireland See background on Irish law here.

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Italy

yes

Reported: Attuazione della direttiva 2006/24/CE riguardante la conservazione dei dati generati o trattati nell'ambito della fornitura di servizi di comunicazione elettronica accessibili al pubblico o di reti pubbliche di comunicazione e che modifica la direttiva 2002/58/CE.

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Latvia

yes

18 months

Reported: Kārtība, kādā pirmstiesas izmeklēšanas iestādes, operatīvās darbības subjekti, valsts drošības iestādes, prokuratūra un tiesa pieprasa un elektronisko sakaru komersants nodod saglabājamos datus, kā arī kārtība, kādā apkopo statistisko informāciju par saglabājamo datu pieprasījumiem un to izsniegšanu. Ministru Kabineta noteikumi , no.: 820; Latvijas Vēstnesis , no.: 197 , date pub: 07/12/2007 ; date into force/en vigueur: 08/12/2007 ; ref.: (MNE(2008)50003) Grozījumi Elektronisko sakaru likumā. Likums; Latvijas Vēstnesis , no.: 83 , date pub: 24/05/2007 ; date into force/en vigueur: 07/06/2007 ; ref.: (MNE(2007)54265)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Lithuania

yes

Reported: Lietuvos Respublikos asmens duomenų teisinės apsaugos įstatymo pakeitimo įstatymas Nr. X-1444 Lietuvos Respublikos elektroninių ryšių įstatymas Nr. IX-2135

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Luxemburg

not transposed

0

Reported: Loi du 30 mai 2005 – relative aux dispositions spécifiques de protection de la personne à l’égard du traitement des données à caractère personnel dans le secteur des communications électroniques et – portant modification des articles 88-2 et 88-4 du Code d’instruction criminelle. Loi; Mémorial Luxembourgeois A , no.: 73 , date pub: 07/06/2005 , page: 01168-01173 ; ref.: (MNE(2008)52016) Loi du 27 juillet 2007 portant modification – de la loi du 2 août 2002 relative à la protection des personnes à l’égard du traitement des données à caractère personnel; – des articles 4 paragraphe (3) lettre d); 5 paragraphe (1) lettre a); 9 paragraphe (1) lettre a) et 12 de la loi du 30 mai 2005 concernant la protection de la vie privée dans le secteur des communications électroniques et – de l’article 23 paragraphe (2) points 1. et 2. de la loi du 8 juin 2004 sur la liberté d’expression dans les médias. Loi; Mémorial Luxembourgeois A , no.: 131 , date pub: 08/08/2007 , page: 02330-02338 ; ref.: (MNE(2008)52017) Texte coordonné de la loi du 2 août 2002 relative à la protection des personnes à l’égard du traitement des données à caractère personnel modifiée par la loi du 31 juillet 2006, la loi du 22 décembre 2006, la loi du 27 juillet 2007. Loi; Mémorial Luxembourgeois A , no.: 131 , date pub: 08/08/2007 , page: 02339-02361 ; ref.: (MNE(2008)52019)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Malta

yes

Reported: L.N. 198 of 2008 Data Protection Act (Cap. 440) Processing of Personal Data(Electronic Communications Sector) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008 L.N. 199 of 2008 Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act (CAP. 399)Electronic Communications (Personal Data and Protection of Privacy) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Netherlands

Yes.

12 months for telephony and 6 months for Internet

Wet bewaarplicht telecommunicatiegegevens, passed Senate on 7 July 2009. Plus law to be proposed by government that will reduce period for Internet to 6 months.

No.

location data during phone calls.

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Poland

yes

24 months for all sorts of data required by the Directive

1. The Telecommunication Law Amendment of 24 April 2009 (Journal Od Laws of 2009, No.85 item 716). 2.The Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 28 December 2009 on a detailed specification of data and types of operators of public telecommunications networks or providers of publicly available telecommunications services obliged for its retention and storage, Journal of Laws of 2009, No 226 item 1828, went into force on 1 January 2010.

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Portugal

yes

Reported: Assembleia da República-Transpõe para a ordem jurídica interna a Directiva n.º 2006/24/CE, do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 15 de Março, relativa à conservação de dados gerados ou tratados no contexto da oferta de serviços de comunicações electrónicas publicamente disponíveis ou de redes públicas de comunicações

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Romania

yes, but declared unconstitutional

6 months

Reported: Lege privind reținerea datelor generate sau prelucrate de furnizorii de serv icii de comunicații electronice destinate publicului sau de rețele publice de comunicații, precum și pentru modificarea Legii nr. 506/2004 privind prelucrarea datelor cu caracter personal și protecția vieții private în sectorul comunicațiilor electronice declared unconstitutional

Electronic communication providers (same definition as in the telecom laws)

Prosecutors, with Judicial authorisation. Competent National Security Instututions (?!?) Only for serious crimes = defined as crimes agains t the State, organized crimes and terrorism crimes

APTI Comisariatul pentru Societatea Civila

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Slovenia

yes

Reported: Zakon o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o elektronskih komunikacijah. Zakon; Uradni list RS , no.: 129/2006 , date pub: 12/12/2006 , page: 14113-14128 ; date into force/en vigueur: 27/12/2006 ; ref.: (MNE(2007)50469)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Slovakia

yes

24 months, 6 months for Internet services

Reported: many

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Spain

yes

12 months

Reported: LEY 25/2007, de 18 de octubre, de conservación de datos relativos a las comunicaciones electrónicas y a las redes públicas de comunicaciones. Ley , no.: 25/2007; Boletín Oficial del Estado ( B.O.E ) , no.: 251/2007 , date pub: 19/10/2007 , page: 42517-42523 ; date into force/en vigueur: 08/11/2007 ; ref.: (MNE(2007)57464)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Sweden

not yet

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

United Kingdom

partial

12 months

Reported: The Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2007. Statutory instrument (SI) , no.: Statutory Instrument 20; Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) , no.: ISBN 978 0 11 078328 4 ; date into force/en vigueur: 01/10/2007 ; ref.: (MNE(2007)57200)

Non-EU- State

Data retention implemented ?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Brazil

Non-EU-State

Data retention implemented ?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Liechtenstein

yes

6 months

Telekommunikationsgesetz (2006)

Member State

EU directive transposed?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Norway

no

Ministry of Communication: Public Hearing Public hearing initiated, with a dead-line for comments by civic parties April 12, 2010.

Non-EU-State

Data retention implemented ?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Switzerland

Non-EU-State

Data retention implemented ?

Data Retention Period

Legal instruments and date of entry into force

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: fixed line telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: mobile telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: E-Mail

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet access

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: Internet telephony

Data to be retained beyond the directive's requirements: other

Who is compelled to retain data?

Who is authorised to access retained data and for what purposes?

Legal challenges pending?

Competent NGO

Switzerland

yes, as of 2002

6 months

Bundesgesetz vom 6. Oktober 2000 betreffend die Überwachung des Post- und Fernmeldeverkehrs (BÜPF), in force 1 Jan 2002 Verordnung vom 31. Oktober 2001 über die Überwachung des Post- und Fernmeldeverkehrs (VÜPF), in force 1 Jan 2002

Buyers of prepaid mobile phone cards must be identified and registered by ID document (name, address, date of birth)

operators of fixed line and mobile telephony, public ip-based telecommunications services

no

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See also

• European Commission: National provisions on data retention communicated by the member states
• European Commission: Transposition of 2006-24-EC by Member States Status January 2009
• Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte: Rechtsvergleichende Analyse im Hinblick auf die Umsetzung der Richtlinie 2006/24/EG über die Vorratsdatenspeicherung (in German: details on data retention in BE, DK, DE, FR, GR, GB, IR, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, CZ as of 2008-03-10)
• German Ministry of Justice: Übersicht zum Umsetzungsstand und zu Gerichtsverfahren (2009-11-27)