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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/1c87ea8ff0d70959 https://verfassungsblog.de/member-states-over-citizens/ Prioritising Member States Over Citizens - La Quadrature du Net II and the Growing Space for Member State Preferences Bobić, Ana eng 2024-11-27 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Charta der Grundrechte | Europäische Union Data Retention EU La Quadrature du Net II fundamental rights privacy Charta der Grundrechte | Europäische Union EU Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The classic story about the right to privacy and data protection in the EU is one of a high level of protection. Yet, this original rosy image is increasingly fading away, most visibly in the La Quadrature du Net litigation, which is a continuation of two dynamics. First, the Court is still cleaning up the residual mess that lingers on from the now annulled Data Retention Directive. Second, in so doing, it is incrementally allowing the Member States indiscriminately retain personal data. Hence, the Court is carving out space for Member States’ preferences to the detriment of the protection of the individual.