Ministerio Fiscal – C-207/16: ECJ 3 May 2018

Electronic Communications – Processing of Personal Data – Opinion – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Electronic communications – Processing of personal data – Right to private life and right to protection of personal data – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 1 and Article 15(1) – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7 and 8 and Article 52(1) – Data collected in the context of the provision of electronic communications services – Request for access by a police authority for the purposes of a criminal investigation – Principle of proportionality – Concept of ‘serious crime’ capable of justifying an interference with fundamental rights – Criteria of seriousness – Penalty incurred – Minimum threshold

Citations:

ECLI:EU:C:2018:300, [2018] EUECJ C-207/16 – O

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

European

Human Rights, Information

Updated: 14 April 2022; Ref: scu.609515