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Data transfers in Dutch probe didn’t breach human-rights law, court rules

By Lewis Crofts, Andrew Boyce and Karoline Del Vecchio ( April 1, 2025, 14:20 GMT | Insight) -- Dutch cartel enforcers’ use of information collected from wiretaps in unconnected criminal proceedings didn’t infringe the fundamental right to privacy of several companies under investigation, the European Court of Human Rights ruled today by a majority. The cartel probes looked into construction and shipping waste and affected companies including Janssen De Jong and Burando Holding, which complained that the investigators had unfairly shared the evidence.Dutch cartel enforcers’ use of information collected from wiretaps in unconnected criminal proceedings didn’t infringe the fundamental right to privacy of several companies under investigation, the European Court of Human Rights ruled today....

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