Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-623/17Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Others
- Decided
- 2020-10-06
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2020:790
- CELEX
- 62017CJ0623
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
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Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector – Providers of electronic communications services – General and indiscriminate transmission of traffic data and location data – Safeguarding of national security – Directive 2002/58/EC – Scope – Article 1(3) and Article 3 – Confidentiality of electronic communications – Protection – Article 5 and Article 15(1) – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7, 8 and 11 and Article 52(1) – Article 4(2) TEU.
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