Germany’s ongoing debate on data retention

Even though the European Court of Justice ruled against data retention a few weeks ago, in Germany, the debate on the topic does not seem to end. The government is still not in agreement on whether to follow a “quick freeze” approach or whether to store IP-addresses in the fight against crime. Konstantin Macher from Digital Courage, a German privacy and digital rights organisation, contextualised the debate and what the different approaches would mean for privacy rights.