| NOTAS: | "This report is the result of the ‘Study on the retention of electronic communications noncontent data for law enforcement purposes (HOME/2016/FW/LECO/0001)’ (the Study) carried out by Milieu Consulting SRL for the Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, Directorate D – Law Enforcement and Security, Unit D.4 – Cybercrime. The overall objective of this Study is to collect
information on the legal framework and practices for retention of and access to electronic communications noncontent data (also known as metadata) in 10 selected Member States – Austria, Estonia, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. The Study investigates the regulatory framework, practices, needs and challenges of electronic communications service providers (ESPs) and law enforcement authorities (LEAs) through extensive desk research and targeted stakeholder consultation. That consultation included selected Over-the-Top service providers (OTTs) and national authorities - both national telecommunication regulatory authorities (NRAs) and national data protection supervisory authorities (DPAs)." |
