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Data Retention to Resume in the Netherlands?

Ard van der Steur, the Dutch minister of security and justice, has put forward a proposal to have providers retain internet and communications data again. Earlier this year, a Dutch court ruled that, based on a 2014...

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Ard van der Steur, the Dutch minister of security and justice, has put forward a proposal to have providers retain internet and communications data again. Earlier this year, a Dutch court ruled that, based on a 2014 judgment by the European Court of Justice, providers were not obliged to retain them. Van der Steur stressed that retaining data is vital and the cancellation of the obligation may have serious consequences for investigating and prosecuting crimes. In the new law, the cabinet comes up with additional safeguards for citizens.

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