The EU's e-Privacy Regulation was supposed to take effect
alongside the General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018. The
e-Privacy Regulation covers not only personal data but all access
of a user's equipment, which is usually made in relation to the
placement of cookies, as well as issues relating to the use of
email for commercial marketing and telecommunications. As the GDPR
was required to ensure personal data was protected in the
increasingly digital world, so the EU's current e-Privacy
regime has been identified as in need of an update. As the EU
reaches its 18-month milestone under GDPR, the e-Privacy Regulation
remains in draft. While reports of its death were greatly
exaggerated, 18 months on the proposed Regulation remains in the EU
Council where it has undergone various revisions under various
Council Presidencies amidst wrangling over cookies, the precise
scope of the Regulation and consistency with the GDPR, amongst
other things. The latest draft, which
