The e-Privacy Regulation proposal

The Commission has also proposed complementing the data protection and privacy legislative framework by the e-Privacy Regulation [1] (intended to replace the current e-Privacy Directive [2]).

References

[1] Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications and repealing Directive 2002/58/EC (Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications). https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52017PC0010&from=EN

[2] Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) - OJ L 201, 31/07/2002 P. 0037 – 0047.