BREAKING: (Graham Dwyer murder case) ECJ Advocate General reiterates “that the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data relating to electronic communications is permitted only in the event of a serious threat to national security”
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) November 18, 2021
In addition, points out that, in any event, access to that data entails “a serious interference with fundamental rights to private and family life and the protection
of personal data, irrespective of the duration of the period for which access to those data is requested.”— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) November 18, 2021
This morning.
The Court of Justice of the EU has published its opinion which gives the first indication of the possible judgment in the case taken by convicted murderer Graham Dwyer over the retention and accessing of his mobile phone data. Dwyer was convicted in 2015 of the murder of Elaine O’Hara in August 2012.
More as we get it.
Europe’s top court to publish opinion on phone data (RTE)
Meanwhile…
Data privacy campaigners 1; law enforcement 0
The advocate general's opinion has arrived in Graham Dwyer's appeal to the European Court of Justice against data retention practices that helped convict him of murder.
It demolishes the Irish state's case.https://t.co/OZBgYuqLKR
— Naomi O'Leary (@NaomiOhReally) November 18, 2021
While the Advocate General is correct stricto sensu, the actual European Court of Justice is going to have to find some fudge or nuance with this case. AG’s opinion is not binding on the ECJ.
But, but, the all-powerful, shadowy and evil elites who are controlling the world and enslaving humans via a globally-orchestrated plandemic … ?
Very weak case to begin with, even if you include the mobile data I was amazed he was convicted. Just a collection of indirect evidence plus it being demonstrated that he was / sexual deviant, thereby helping the narrative around the weak evidence.
He’ll have to be released and that girls family will have to make do with time served and his notoriety as punishment
It was largely based on circumstantial evidence but it certainly wasn’t a weak case when the mobile data was included.
The verdict was on dodgy ground from the start. Data aside, I thought it was odd at the time for Tony Hunt to say that he agreed with the jury. Just seemed like a strange intervention.
trying to close off an appeal, they do that all the time.
You’ve watched too much CSI Miami. It wasn’t a weak case at all. He won’t be released. See the O’Brien rule.
Yea I agree with Andrew, He won’t be released but this will have wide-ranging implications.
Say all the commentators on a site that doesn’t even comply with GDPR.
How true that is.
Says a commenter, and agreed by another commenter who have no qualms (obviously) about posting on such a site. Why are yiz commenting then lads?
Just to annoy people like you.
because we hate you