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Data Retention Directive has sound legal basis, rules ECJ

Luther Blissett

Ah-ha! 

> The ECJ has followed the main arguments of its Advocate General, Yves Bot, ...

You made that up, didn't you.

John J

So, will the ECJ be paying the bill... 

Coat

for the ISPs to safely store this information. HAHAHAHA

It doesn't really matter, as governments are incapable of keeping their citizens data private anyway. It all comes out of the customer/tax payers pocket, anyway.

I know, I've got it.....

Anonymous Coward

Hmmm. Foot, gun, etc. 

Flame

Since the ECJ now in effect has stated on a legal paper, that the reason behind violating UN's Declaration of Human Rights, is economic (thus they say that human rights take the rear seat to economic reasons), shouldn't this open the door for filing a complaint against the EU as an organization with the international human rights court?