As a result of the rapid digitalisation of nearly all aspects of our lives, we have seen an exponential increase in data creation, transmission, and storage. Since this data can help detect criminal activity, there is ongoing debate about law enforcement and criminal justice access to electronic data. Privacy advocates warn that general and indiscriminate retention and access to communication and other data could lead to serious infringements on fundamental rights, such as privacy and data protection, amounting in some cases to mass surveillance.
On the other hand, the law enforcement community argues that restricting access to potential electronic evidence could result in the impunity of online criminals. The number of CJEU judgments concerning data retention legislation and the heated discussions surrounding the controversial CSAM proposal are just two examples of how complex and contentious the issue is.
Moderator: Plamen Angelov, Head of Sector Justice and Home Affairs Matters, EDPS
Speakers:
- Michel Combot ,Director of the Technology and Innovation Department, CNIL
- Chloé Berthélémy, Senior Policy Advisor, EDRi
- Ignacio Gómez Navarro, Team Leader, Security in the Digital Age, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
- Lorelien Hoet, Director of EU Government Affairs, Microsoft
- Kazimierz W. Ujazdowski, Head of Justice Section, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union