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Chiara Castro

The EU prepares ground for wider data retention – and VPN providers are among the targets

Hand with mobile phone and VPN application with the EU flag on a laptop's screen on the background.
  • The EU Council shares preliminary views on new data retention framework
  • VPN services, messaging apps, and cloud storage are among the targets
  • A legislative proposal is expected at the end of the first half of 2026

Update: After publishing the article on December 15, 2025, we updated the page on December 18 to add comments from NordVPN and Surfshark.

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