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Thu 05 May 2010Digital Rights Ireland no longer a voice in the wilderness
The referral of Ireland’s data retention law to Europe is part of an international trend, writes CAROL COULTER, Legal Affairs Editor
WHEN DIGITAL Rights Ireland first sought in 2008 to refer the law on data retention to Europe, it seemed to be a voice crying in the wilderness. However, since then its concerns have been echoed by the constitutional courts of three EU member states, and a decision in pending in a fourth.
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