This 2002 ePrivacy Directive is an important legal instrument for privacy in the digital age, and more specifically the confidentiality of communications and the rules regarding tracking and monitoring. The entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation requires the EU legislator to update this text and the European Commission published a proposal on 10 January 2017. This new text will have to tackle the rapidly evolving technological landscape, with issues such as confidentiality of machine-to-machine communication (Internet of Things) or the confidentiality of individuals’ communication on publicly accessible networks (such as public Wi-Fi).
Commencing 2024 on a high: the EDPS has launched the celebrations for its 20th anniversary, with numerous initiatives and actions to take place throughout the year to fuel the future of privacy. January also marked Data Protection Day, a time to delve deeper into the data protection issues and approaches to take to protect individuals, and more. This issue is also part of our podcast series, the Newsletter Digest.
EDPS Opinion 8/2024 on the Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 on a temporary derogation from certain ePrivacy provisions for combating CSAM.
In newsletter #97, learn about and sign up to our upcoming Supervision Conference. Read up on our latest audit on three of the EU's large IT systems, our Formal Comments on Smart Meters, our latest Supervisory Opinion, and more!
An Expert Q&A with the European Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, by Thomson Reuters.