GB Court rules that data retention illegal under EU Charter Fundamental Human Rights

British court holds that GB government to order communications companies to retain subscribers' metadata for 12 months have been ruled unlawful by the High Court in London, rendering the law void. Sections 1 and 2 of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA) are "incompatible with the British public’s right to respect for private life and communications and to protection of personal data under Articles 7 and 8 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

Roll on Brexit so that gov.gb can spy on you ejits without impunity. With Brexit gov.gb might even get away with imposing an Irish Eircode system to replace the GB postcode which only points to 1 in 25 households as opposed to 1 on 1 for Eircode.

Perhaps the opinion of a high court judge should be necessary before an Eircode (read gov/marketing addict spyware) in inflicted on any household?

http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/07/key-part-of-uk-surveillance-legislation-ruled-unlawful-by-high-court/