Browser setting rules could be dropped from new ePrivacy Regulation
Plans to force web browser providers to ask users to set their privacy preferences could be scrapped, according to ePrivacy […]
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Austrian presidency publishes draft ePrivacy Regulation
On July 10, 2018, the Austrian presidency of the Council of the EU published draft of the proposed ePrivacy Regulation. […]
Cookie Consent Is the New Panic
Judging by the number of calls and the intensity of the discussions about how to comply with the cookie consent […]
Will Bulgaria get ePrivacy done in time?
Earlier this month the current Bulgarian Presidency of the European Council sent out a progress report on the draft ePrivacy […]
How GDPR changes use of Browser Fingerprinting and Web Trackers
Browser fingerprinting is on a collision course with privacy regulations. Compared to more well-known tracking “cookies,” browser fingerprinting is trickier […]
Bulgarian Presidency Presents Progress Report and Points for Debate on ePrivacy
On January 10, 2017, the EU Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications. On June […]
EU telcos call for easier data processing under ePrivacy reform
The EU’s biggest telecom operators have reiterated a call for the proposed reform of the ePrivacy regulation to bring the […]
The Next Privacy Battle in Europe Is Over This New Law
The tech industry is fighting a pending measure that’s even stricter than the recently enacted GDPR. It’s called the ePrivacy […]
Publishers, ad tech firms scramble to comply with GDPR
With only weeks until GDPR takes effect, publishers and ad tech vendors are still addressing concerns of transparency and control. […]
How the ePrivacy Regulation will Affect the Design of Digital Services
On May 14, 2018, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP published a study on […]
Examining the latest draft of the ePrivacy Regulation
The Bulgarian presidency has published several discussion papers and revised texts of ePrivacy Regulation (one in March, one in April, and […]
EU Member States plan to ignore EU Court data retention rulings
EU Member States are exploring all possible options to keep, and in fact expand, their current data retention regimes. The […]