ePrivacy

ePrivacy

ePrivacy is a term used to describe the legal framework for the processing of personal data and privacy in the electronic communications sector. The protections that it creates stem from the rights to confidentiality of communications and protection of personal data enshrined under Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

ePrivacy is closely related to the broader data protection regime for the processing of personal data and, as a result, can rarely be considered in isolation. As explained below, the rules on ePrivacy are intended to ‘particularise and complement’ the data protection regime.

ePrivacy Directive

Directive 2002/58/EC (the ePrivacy

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