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ARTICLE · 10 JUNE 2019

FAQ On GDPR And The Draft ePrivacy Regulation: One Year After

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One year after our first Q&As on the draft ePrivacy Regulation and the reformed Italian Data Protection Code (DPC), here is a 2.0 version of the same FAQ list...

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One year after our first Q&As on the draft ePrivacy Regulation and the reformed Italian Data Protection Code (DPC), here is a 2.0 version of the same FAQ list, the aim of which is to answer some of the most common questions on the relationship of the draft with GDPR, the DPC and the Italian Data Protection Authority's (the Garante) guidance on ePrivacy issues.

1. What is the ePrivacy Regulation?

The ePrivacy Regulation is a new piece of legislation (not yet in force, nor applicable) complementary to the GDPR, which will repeal and replace Directive 2002/58/EC (the so-called ePrivacy Directive), introducing a more homogeneous and harmonized European discipline concerning the processing of personal data in electronic communications. Such rules include, among others, those on the use of cookies and other advertising technologies.

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