The 5th of July Foundation has issued a comment letter to the public inquiry SOU 2023:22, on “data retention and access to electronic information” in Sweden.
In short, we argue that
- the inquiry does not reach the level of quality that legislation demands,
- parts of the commission’s report are based on misunderstandings regarding how internet and telecommunications work,
- the law proposal is disproportionate,
- the law proposal is in violation of the basic protection of privacy and private communications,
- the law proposal is, with high probability, in violation of EU law.
The 5th of July Foundation therefore advises against the law proposal.
Our comment letter can be read in Swedish here:
