Tysk domstol mener datalagringsdirektivet er "ugyldig"

I beslutningen fra den administrativ domstolen i Wiesbaden i Tyskland 27. februar 2009 står det "The court is of the opinion that data retention violates the fundamental right to privacy. It is not necessary in a democratic society. The individual does not provoke the interference but can be intimidated by the risks of abuse and the feeling of being under surveillance [...] The directive [on data retention] does not respect the principle of proportionality guaranteed in Article 8 ECHR, which is why it is invalid." Pressemelding fra The Working Group on Data Retention.