Brussels, 20/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - The highly controversial directive on the retention of telecommunication data adopted for counter-terrorism purposes may be annulled, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) states. The directive, which was endorsed by the Ministers of the Interior during the JHA Council in February (EUROPE 9136), will make it an obligation for operators to keep telephone and e-mail communication data for up to two years. The use of such data proved essential in...