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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12439

5 March 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 27
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Digital
Advocate General clarifies concept of ‘informed consent’ for collection of personal data
Brussels, 04/03/2020 (Agence Europe)

The Advocate General recommends that the Court of Justice of the EU should conclude that the practices of the telephone company Orange România SA, which require its customers to consent to the collection and retention of copies of their identity documents, are contrary to EU law. According to Advocate General Maciej Szpunar, delivering his Opinion on Wednesday 4 March (Case C-61/19), this measure goes beyond what is necessary for the performance of the contract.

The company Orange România...

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