http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/bda8dcecc2247532 https://verfassungsblog.de/of-minor-benefits-and-major-costs/ Of Minor Benefits and Major Costs - Reformulating the Fundamental Rights Question of the Privatisation of Surveillance in La Quadrature du Net II Kuşkonmaz, Elif Mendos eng 2024-11-28 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 CJEU Charta der Grundrechte | Europäische Union Constitutional Law ECJ EU EU EuGH Europäischer Gerichtshof | Luxemburg (Stadt) Proportionality Charta der Grundrechte | Europäische Union EU Europäischer Gerichtshof | Luxemburg (Stadt) Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Is general and indiscriminate data retention permissible under the EU fundamental rights framework? In La Quadrature du Net II, the Court tilts the metaphorical scale towards data retention. The take-away could contribute to the enlargement of privatised surveillance that rests on a generalised pre-emptive data retention scheme. The ECJ’s findings could cement intrusive practices emerging from the counter-terrorism narrative to regular state practice at the expense of fundamental rights protection.