The German constitutional court judgment on data retention: Proportionality overrides unlimited surveillance (Doesn't It?)

Computers, Privacy and Data Protection: an Element of Choice

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3-23

  De Vries, Katja ^a   Bellanova, Rocco ^a   De Hert, Paul ^a   Gutwirth, Serge ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 84555180313     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0641-5_1     Document Type: Chapter

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