The European Commission is moving towards re-establishing EU-wide data retention mandates despite previous rulings against such practices. The Commission's recent Call for Evidence regarding data retention for criminal investigations marks the beginning of a new legislative push. The secretive High Level Group on Access to Data for Effective Law Enforcement has been formed to influence this process, advocating for measures that could enhance government surveillance under the guise of improving law enforcement access to data, raising serious privacy and civil rights concerns.
The suggestion of a harmonized data retention regime proposed by the HLG includes mandates for service providers, which raise significant privacy concerns.
The concept of 'going dark' ignores the extensive data collection already being conducted by governments and data brokers, suggesting a need for greater oversight.
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