Justice ministers divided over proposal for police access to real-time data

National justice ministers are pushing to create new powers for law enforcement authorities to intercept communication data in real time as part of their criminal investigations.

But national governments and the European Parliament must agree on a compromise version of the legislation before it can go into effect—and the Commission is coming under pressure to carve out even more options for police to access data from tech firms.

Source: Justice ministers divided over proposal for police access to real-time data – EURACTIV.com