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Case C-427/25

Case Information Subject Matter Stage of Proceedings
C-427/25
Party

Defendant(s): Ignoti (unknown suspects)
Involved parties: Sostituto procuratore presso la Procura della Repubblica di Catania, Procura Generale presso la Corte di Appello di Catania, A.B. (victim of identity theft)

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Tribunale di Catania (Italy)

The case concerns the interpretation of Article 15(1) of the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC (as amended), in light of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the new Regulation 2023/1543 on electronic evidence. Specifically, the questions relate to whether access by public authorities to log-in/log-out data (log files) for the purpose of identifying offenders constitutes a serious interference with fundamental rights, and under what conditions such access is justified.

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