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) | - | 6-24 months | directive, 15 March 2006 |
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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 Ireland | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | - | none as 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 |
Bulgaria | yes | ? | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | partial | ? | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | 12 months | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | yes | 6 months | statute, 1 January 2008 | | | user IP address upon every checking of the mailbox and every sending or receiving of e-mail | | | anonymization services are obliged to retain logs on when they replaced which data by which | providers of publicly accessible telecommunications services for end users |
| yes, several complaints with the Federal Constitutional Court | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | yes, Constitutional Court challengebrought 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | yes, High Court challenge brought by DRI | Digital Rights Ireland |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | partial | 6 months | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 |
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 |
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