Tag archives: ePrivacy Directive

Website operators joint controllers with third-party plugin providers

By Lara White (UK), Natalia Filkina (DE) and Shiv Daddar (UK) on August 12, 2019 Posted in Enforcement

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On 29 July 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its judgement on Case C-40/17 (the “Fashion-ID” case). In its ruling, the ECJ held that operators of websites embedding Facebook’s “Like” button act as data controllers jointly with Facebook in respect of the collection and transmission to Facebook of the personal data of visitors … Continue reading

European Commission Publishes Proposal for the New e-Privacy Regulation

By Marcus Evans (UK) and Lara White (UK) on January 26, 2017 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

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On 10 January 2017, the European Commission published the official proposal of the revised e-Privacy Regulation, which amends the current e-Privacy Directive. Many of the alarming changes that were included in the leaked December draft of the Regulation, which we covered, have been changed, resulting in a practical set of rules that align with the … Continue reading

Leaked Draft of ePrivacy Regulation Published

By Lara White (UK) on December 16, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

Earlier this week, the first draft of the EU’s ePrivacy Regulation was leaked. ePrivacy laws in Europe aim to protect the right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to the processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector (e.g., relating to cookie usage and online direct marketing). The leaked draft is intended to bring the … Continue reading

Article 29 Working Party Releases Opinion on the Revision of the ePrivacy Directive

By Lara White (UK) and Marcus Evans (UK) on August 5, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has issued an opinion on the evaluation and review of Directive 2002/58/EC (the ePrivacy Directive). In its opinion, WP29 notes the need for a thorough revision of the rules in the ePrivacy Directive to take into account the technological developments in the digital market and the recent adoption of … Continue reading