The Commission has published a draft Regulation to replace the
ePrivacy Directive.
What's the issue?
Having completed the GDPR and NISD, the Commission is rounding
off its overhaul of the EU privacy regime with an update of the
ePrivacy Directive.
What's the development?
The EC has published a draft Regulation which it is urging the
Council and Parliament to complete by 25 May 2018 when the GDPR
comes into effect.
As expected, the draft Regulation on Privacy and Electronic
Communications:
- applies to 'over the top' service providers such as
WhatsApp, Facebook, Gmail and Skype and not just to
telecommunications service providers;
- takes the form of a Regulation rather than a Directive;
