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SS-5294/2008-GLO ECLI:DK:GLO:2024:SS0000000594 AI generated

Court dismissed request for historical telecom data citing lack of legal basis and proportionality.

Case Number SS-5294/2008-GLO
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The court dismissed the applicant's request to access historical telecommunications data, ruling that no specific legal authority permits such access in this context. The applicant argued for the necessity of the data to investigate past communications, but the court found the measure disproportionate and lacking statutory foundation. Consequently, the request was rejected to uphold the principle of data protection and the absence of a clear legal mandate.

Legislator headnote

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Telelovgivningen; Personoplysningloven: Access to historical telecommunications data requires explicit statutory authorization and must satisfy strict proportionality requirements; absent specific legal basis, such requests are inadmissible.

Keywords

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historical telecommunications data statutory authorization requirement proportionality principle data protection rights telecommunications surveillance
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Sag om tilladelse til at indhente historiske teleoplysninger