The High Court has granted an order requiring telecommunications companies to retain mobile phone user, traffic and location data for 12 months for the purpose of safeguarding the security of the State. No information has been made available regarding the threat. This continues data retention practices that has already been ruled illegal by the European Court of Justice. See <a href="https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1_3863143/el/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1_3863143/el/</a>