The ePrivacy Regulation is finally at a decisive turning point because the Council of the European Union has reached an agreement on the final version of the text.
With the new Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the ePrivacy Regulation could be at a turning point. Still, there are a few open negotiations that might impact the future of the economy.
The new draft of the ePrivacy Regulation introduces substantial changes. The final approval still appears far to happen, but companies may start to get ready.
LawBytes #37 deals this week with the upcoming ePrivacy Regulation which will complement the GDPR and introduce new rules on cookies, IoT and M2M communications.
The draft ePrivacy Regulation obtained an opinion from the Article 29 Working Party which emphasises a number of positive aspects, but also some privacy related matters of concern.