A year ago, Walled Culture wrote about an extremely important case that was being considered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s top court. The central question was wheth…
If you read more of the ruling, the ruling allows EU nations to impose requirements on ISPs. So the storage duration would be up to national law. (Which of course one may call into question bring before court on whether they are too long.)
The question of whether you are liable as a provider of open access is an independent question. Yes, it becomes more relevant if you as a provider can’t bet on anonymity anymore. But it’s independent.
Looking at DE Wikipedia, looks like previous EU court rulings were dismissing being held accountable, but there’s still one open. German law freed it in 2018. No mention of EU specifically in this article, so maybe it’s national concern - at least until the EU court makes a ruling.
If you read more of the ruling, the ruling allows EU nations to impose requirements on ISPs. So the storage duration would be up to national law. (Which of course one may call into question bring before court on whether they are too long.)
The question of whether you are liable as a provider of open access is an independent question. Yes, it becomes more relevant if you as a provider can’t bet on anonymity anymore. But it’s independent.
Looking at DE Wikipedia, looks like previous EU court rulings were dismissing being held accountable, but there’s still one open. German law freed it in 2018. No mention of EU specifically in this article, so maybe it’s national concern - at least until the EU court makes a ruling.