NGO, Pirate Party against planned personal data retention

The Czech Pirate Party and the NGO Iuridicum Remedium on Wednesday voiced objections against a bill requiring phone operators and internet providers to store personal data from electronic and mobile communication. The Czech Interior Ministry, which drafted the bill, hopes it would help fight organized crime.However, the activists said it would instead introduce a principle of guilty until proven innocent into Czech law. The country’s Constitutional Court last year struck down a similar measure arguing that personal data retention was unconstitutional.

Author: Jan Richter