Judgment_paragraph 119 · La Quadrature du Net and Others v Premier ministre and Others (C-511/18, C-512/18, C-520/18)

119Second, in view of the significant quantity of traffic and location data that may be continuously retained under a general and indiscriminate retention measure, as well as the sensitive nature of the information that may be gleaned from that data, the mere retention of such data by providers of electronic communications services entails a risk of abuse and unlawful access.