On Monday 13 September, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will examine a case concerning the German law on the general, indiscriminate and exhaustive retention of all Internet connection, location and access data (cases C-793/19 and C-794/19).
In April 2016, internet service provider SpaceNet won its case before the Administrative Court in Cologne, which ruled that Germany’s general storage obligation was not compatible with EU law.
As the Federal Administrative Court...