The law enforcement agency of the European Union (EU), Europol, has been instructed by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) to delete any data collected on citizens who have not been “linked to a crime or a criminal activity for long periods with no set deadline.” It specifically requires Europol to delete data on innocent citizens after six (6) months of storage. This decision follows a negotiation between the two (2) agencies that did not reach a resolution, resulting in the EDPS using its “corrective powers” to impose this restriction on Europol. Starting in April 2019, the EDPS has investigated Europol due to its “significant risk to individuals’ fundamental rights.” Following the decision, Europol has released a statement on the restrictions EDPS has put in place. They stated that the deletion of the data will “impact Europol’s ability to analyse complex and large datasets at the request of EU law enforcement.” Despite this, privacy advocates have praised the EDPS on its decision to protect the information of innocent European citizens.