Are costs incurred by service providers in the course of providing assistance to law enforcement reimbursed?
Article 15, paragraph 3, provides for consideration of interests of third parties to the extent consistent with the public interest. ER para. 147 clarifies that this includes the impact of a procedure on service providers and whether means can be taken to mitigate such impact. A reimbursement obligation was inconsistent with existing legal regimes in some States participating in the negotiations, and was also viewed as unworkable for small countries. The current U.S. law and practice of providing reimbursement in many instances would not be affected. Q: I ve read news reports that state that the Council of Europe Convention will require Internet service providers to collect and retain data, adopt mandatory business practices, and build certain technical capabilities into their infrastructures. Is this accurate? [ Top ] A: The Convention does not contain any mandatory retention provisions or requirements that service providers collect or maintain categories of data generally, nor does i
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