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In April 2014, the [[Court of Justice of the European Union|CJEU]] struck down the [[Data Retention Directive]]. [[Swedish Post and Telecom Authority|PTS]], Sweden's telecommunications regulator, told Swedish [[Internet service provider|ISPs]] and telcos that they would no longer have to retain call records and internet metadata.<ref name="PC WOrld 2014-04-11">{{cite news |last1=Essers |first1=Loek |title=Sweden won't enforce data retention law against ISP that deleted metadata |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2142780/sweden-wont-enforce-data-retention-law-against-isp-that-deleted-metadata.html |work=PC World |date=11 April 2014 |access-date=16 November 2014 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531184229/https://www.pcworld.com/article/2142780/sweden-wont-enforce-data-retention-law-against-isp-that-deleted-metadata.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, after two government investigations found that Sweden's data retention law did not break its obligations to the [[European Convention on Human Rights]], the PTS reversed course.<ref name="ZDNet 2014-10-29">{{cite news |last1=Tung |first1=Liam |title=Swedish data retention back in full swing minus one ISP |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/swedish-data-retention-back-in-full-swing-minus-one-isp-7000035206/ |publisher=ZDNet |date=29 October 2014 |access-date=16 April 2020 |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210095015/https://www.zdnet.com/article/swedish-data-retention-back-in-full-swing-minus-one-isp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Most of Sweden's major telecommunications companies complied immediately, though [[Tele2]] lodged an unsuccessful appeal. Bahnhof was the one holdout and it was given an order to comply by a 24 November deadline or face a five million [[Swedish krona|kronor]] ($680,000) fine.<ref name="GigaOm 2014-10-29">{{cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=David |title=Swedish ISP Bahnhof threatened with fine for not storing customer data for law enforcement |url=https://gigaom.com/2014/10/29/swedish-isp-bahnhof-threatened-with-fine-for-not-storing-customer-data-for-law-enforcement/ |work=GigaOm |date=29 October 2014 |access-date=16 November 2014 |archive-date=7 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807070723/https://gigaom.com/2014/10/29/swedish-isp-bahnhof-threatened-with-fine-for-not-storing-customer-data-for-law-enforcement/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In response Bahnhof offered all their customers a free VPN service.<ref name="Bahnhof 2014-11-16">{{cite web |url=https://www.bahnhof.se/press/press-releases/2014/11/16/bahnhof-aktiverar-plan-b-erbjuder-fri-anonymisering |title=Bahnhof aktiverar "plan B": erbjuder fri anonymisering |date=16 November 2014 |publisher=Bahnhof AB |accessdate=15 October 2015 |language=Swedish |archive-date=28 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228193851/https://www.bahnhof.se/press/press-releases/2014/11/16/bahnhof-aktiverar-plan-b-erbjuder-fri-anonymisering |url-status=dead }}</ref>