In the Opinion he delivered on Thursday 3 May to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Advocate General, Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe, holds that in Case C-207/16 even criminal offences that are not particularly serious may justify disclosure of basic electronic communications metadata that allow for the identification of an individual, provided such disclosure does not seriously undermine the right to privacy.
In an investigation concerning the robbery of a wallet and a mobile telephone, the...