The EU prepares ground for wider data retention – and VPN providers are among the targets


EU governments are pushing to widen data retention obligations for apps that citizens use every day – and the best VPN apps are among those targeted.

A new internal document dated November 27 (first published by Netzpolitik) provides important insights into the current thinking of the Danish Presidency of the EU Council. It shows that member states largely agree on the need for a new framework on data retention, presenting an important overview of lawmakers’ main position on the matter.

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