Weber, DRI and Schrems: so what are “measures of mass surveillance”? And what should we do with them? A tale of 2 Courts

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon • 4 Comments

While the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in its recent judgment Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (discussed here), does not mention the words “measures of mass surveillance” it states that it is concerned about measures “authoris[ing], on a generalised basis, storage of all the personal data of all the persons”. By way … Continue reading →

Data protection / Data retention / Surveillance

The Davis judgement: does Article 8 of the European Charter go beyond Article 8 of the ECHR?

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon • 10 Comments

Here we are! The last episode of the UK saga “and what do we do with data retention laws” has been issued by the English High Court, with its judgement in the case David Davis MP, Tom Watson MP, Peter Brice, Geoffrey Lewis v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 2092 … Continue reading →