Top Euro court tells cops, spies that yelling 'national security' isn’t enough to force ISPs to hand over massive piles of people's private data

Decision is preliminary and unenforced, though a good start

Analysis In a massive win for privacy rights, a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has made clear that national security concerns do not override citizens' data privacy. Thus, ISPs should not be forced to hand over personal information without clear justification."