통신정보보관제도의 정당성

The Lawfulness of Data Retention from the Judgement of by the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Austrian Constitutional Court

The Data Retention Directive(DRD) of EU(2006/24/EC) obliges the Member States to retain all the communication data(traffic data, location data, ect.) of users accumulated in connection with telecommunication or internet communication from the date of communication for at least six months and a maximum of two years independently of any suspicion for the fight against serious criminal offences such as terrorism. The Court of Justice of the European Union(CJEU) and the Austrian Constitutional Court (VfGH) declared the Data Retention Directive to be invalid because its related provisions violated the fundamental rights. However the both Courts consider that the DRD may be justified if it can meet the proportionality regarding data retention and access. The regulations about Data Retention in Korea relate to Article 13, 15-2 of the Protection of Communications Secrets Act(Act No. 12229, Jan. 14, 2014), Article 21-4 of its Enforcement Decree. The outcome of the analysis about the austrian provisions regarding Data Retention shows that korean concerning regulations may not satisfy the criteria of the judgement of CJEU and the VfGH. A detailed research thereof should be required.