http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220128-180359-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/green-light/ A cautious green light for technology-driven mass surveillance - The Advocate General’s Opinion on the PNR Directive Thönnes, Christian eng 2022-01-28 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 passenger name record PNR surveillance Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Yesterday, on 27 January 2022, Advocate General Pitruzzella published his Opinion in the CJEU's preliminary ruling procedure on the PNR Directive and its compatibility with EU primary law. The AG, while criticizing the PNR Directive’s overly broad data retention period and its lack of clarity and precision in certain points, generally considers the PNR Directive to be “compatible with the fundamental rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data”. His arguments are not convincing.