Data Retention on the Internet: Challenges for small, alternative and citizen-based Internet Service Providers

At this international workshop, 70 experts and e-activists met to discuss EU-wide policies on data retention and to develop strategies for defending and enhancing privacy.

The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and brought together scholars, lawyers, policy experts, digital rights advocates and a large number of grassroots/activist ISPs. Organizations that were represented included APC, the European Digital Rights Initiative (EDRI), Digital Rights Ireland, Electronic Frontier Finland, Iuridicum Remedium, AK Vorrat, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, and many others.