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Climate justice action repression vs EU data protection law: the Advocate General’s opinion

In his opinion, the Court’s Advocate General assesses the compliance of the French law regulating the collection of biometric data by police with EU data protection criteria.

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Although his interpretation remains strictly theoretical and fails to account for the reality of police practices in France, one of his proposals might become handy for people when seeking redress after abusive data collection. The post Climate justice action repression vs EU data protection law: the Advocate General’s opin

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European Digital Rights · Nov 13, 2025

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