The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force in a little more than six months. In response, most organisations are working away to address the data they hold about
Among new developments that affect personal data privacy in the Netherlands are the 2017 legal certification of the government to use digital ledgers in the healthcare sector and the adoption of legislation that allows storage for up to four weeks of vehicle registration data recorded by automatic plate number recognition cameras set up at certain locations on public roads. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force in a little more than six months. In response, most organisations are working away to address the data they hold about The Directive complements the Data Protection Directive and applies to all matters which are not specifically covered by that Directive. In particular, the subject of the Directive is the "right to privacy in the electronic communication sector" and free movement of data, communication equipment and services. Apr 30, 2012 · Thanks for the comment Cathy. Currently we are looking at how others have been interpreting this law and what we can and cannot do. I am hearing mixed reactions to this – I can sympathise that businesses and website owners do not want ugly pop-ups on their websites.
The Directive complements the Data Protection Directive and applies to all matters which are not specifically covered by that Directive. In particular, the subject of the Directive is the "right to privacy in the electronic communication sector" and free movement of data, communication equipment and services.
May 29, 2018 · The directive originally focused mainly on email and SMS messages, but the proposed regulation would also address data privacy in services like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Skype, along with
Direct e-marketing . The definitions of direct marketing and electronic communications are broader than those in the Directive. The proposal distinguishes between B2C and B2B communications. For B2C communications, the proposal requires the sender of the communication to obtain the consent of individuals for direct e-marketing purposes.
COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE. Bruxelles, le 10.1.2017. COM(2017) 10 final. 2017/0003(COD) Proposition de. RÈGLEMENT DU PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN ET DU CONSEIL. concernant le respect de la vie privée et la protection des données à caractère personnel dans les communications électroniques et abrogeant la directive 2002/58/CE (règlement «vie privée et communications électroniques») Jan 13, 2017 · So WTF is the EU cookie directive? Europeans are all familiar with slightly annoying banner pop-ups that appear on any website they visit, asking for consent to collect cookies. Jul 13, 2020 · 10 January 2017: Presentation of first draft by the EU Commission The first official draft of the new ePrivacy Regulation is presented by the EU Commission. The proposed Regulation should replace the ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2009/136/EC) and clarify and supplement the GDPR, with regard to personal electronic communications data. Dec 13, 2016 · The legislation, which will replace the existing EU Directive 2002/58/EC, will safeguard “in particular the right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to the processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector and to ensure the free flow of movement of such data and of electronic communications equipment and services in the EU.” FOCUS: New EU rules on privacy and electronic communications are to be proposed in 2017, the European Commission has said. A study published last year offers clues as to what those reforms will deliver. Introduction Access Now is an international organisation that defends and extends the digital rights of users at risk around the world.1 We are a team of 40, with local staff in 11 locations around the world. Since the European Commission published its official proposal to reform the e-Privacy Directive on January 10, 2017 (COM 10 final - " Commission Proposal "), there is a current reason for both providers and users of Internet services to familiarize themselves with the most important innovations that the Commission Proposal will bring to the current legal situation.