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Privacy IssuesPrivacy IssuesDirective allows Directive allows allall information recovered information recovered to be handed over to authorities, instead to be handed over to authorities, instead of specific information necessary to the of specific information necessary to the context of a particular investigation.context of a particular investigation.

Users of new communications (internet, Users of new communications (internet, mobile phones, etc.) become worthy of mobile phones, etc.) become worthy of scrutiny for periods of time that States’ scrutiny for periods of time that States’ legislatures and governments determine legislatures and governments determine on their own.on their own.

Legal IssuesLegal IssuesSome directive legislation violates the Some directive legislation violates the constitution of some EU member nations.constitution of some EU member nations.

Creation of Comitology procedure for Creation of Comitology procedure for amending the list of retainable information amending the list of retainable information (“for flexibility”) also allows for corruption (“for flexibility”) also allows for corruption or unchecked utilization of collected data.or unchecked utilization of collected data.

Direct contrast with current legislation Direct contrast with current legislation regarding data protection practices.regarding data protection practices.

Economic IssuesEconomic IssuesBad for nation’s economies – directive Bad for nation’s economies – directive does not include any stipulations does not include any stipulations guaranteeing reimbursement for guaranteeing reimbursement for companies conducting the data retention.companies conducting the data retention.Companies end up spending money Companies end up spending money retaining data that they do not need for retaining data that they do not need for long periods of timelong periods of timePuts a burden of liability on Puts a burden of liability on communications corporations due to communications corporations due to increased amounts of unnecessary increased amounts of unnecessary retention.retention.

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