CJEU Rules Against French Police Data Profiling System (laquadrature.net)

• Biometric data storage must be strictly necessary and context-dependent.
• Indefinite data retention periods are ruled incompatible with EU fundamental rights.
• National security prerogatives do not exempt police from the Law Enforcement Directive.

"The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered the 'Comdribus' ruling, invalidating aspects of the French police profiling system. The court ruled that national practices regarding the storage of personal data by law enforcement must comply with strict necessity and proportionality under EU law. This decision curtails the state's ability to maintain vast, indefinite databases on citizens without specific justification or rigorous oversight mechanisms."