Phone and internet companies ordered to retain user data

TJ McIntyre, Digital Rights Ireland, said it is very misleading for gardaí to say they need this extra data.

Phone and internet companies have been ordered to retain user data as part of measures to protect the security of the State.

Justice minister Helen McEntee has obtained a High Court order requiring telecommunications service providers to retain certain information — including user, traffic and location data — for a period of 12 months.