Czech Republic illegally collected mobile phone data, court rules. State apologizes to journalists

The Czech branch of Cemex, a global giant in the cement production and distribution industry, has announced a mass implementation of software that prevents the use of phones while driving. It will be a system from the Israeli brand SaverOne, which automatically recognizes the vehicle's movement on the road. The SaverOne program will cover drivers of over 100 trucks, mainly concrete mixers or cement tankers. The software will limit the use of pho…

The Prague City Court has ruled that the state illegally collected so-called operational and location data, i.e. information about when, from where and with whom people made phone calls or texted. According to the court, such a practice is contrary to European law. The Ministry of Industry and Trade must apologize to journalist Jan Cibulka, who filed the lawsuit, and must pay the costs of the proceedings.