ePrivacy Directive
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The ePrivacy Directive is a European Union law that regulates privacy and data protection in electronic communications, including rules on cookies, traffic data, and direct marketing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ePrivacy Directive canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union directive
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data protection law ⓘ telecommunications law ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Council of the European Union
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European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications
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e‑Privacy Directive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Directive 2006/24/EC
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Directive 2009/136/EC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
providers of publicly available electronic communications services
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public communications networks ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 2002-07-31 ⓘ |
| complements |
Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC
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General Data Protection Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 2002-07-12 ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure privacy in the electronic communications sector
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harmonise member state provisions on electronic communications privacy ⓘ |
| hasProvision |
rules on caller identification and call forwarding
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rules on cookies and similar technologies ⓘ rules on itemised billing ⓘ rules on traffic and location data ⓘ rules on unsolicited communications for direct marketing purposes ⓘ |
| identifier | 2002/58/EC ⓘ |
| implementedBy | national laws of EU Member States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| language | multilingual ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Treaty establishing the European Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Directive 2002/58/EC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
electronic communications
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privacy and data protection ⓘ |
| regulates |
confidentiality of communications
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location data ⓘ privacy in electronic communications ⓘ processing of personal data in electronic communications ⓘ spam ⓘ traffic data ⓘ unsolicited communications for direct marketing ⓘ use of cookies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
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European Convention on Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repeals | Directive 97/66/EC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
protection of confidentiality of communications
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security of public communications networks ⓘ user consent for storing or accessing information on user devices ⓘ |
| scope | electronic communications sector ⓘ |
| sector | information and communications technology ⓘ |
| subjectOf | ePrivacy Regulation proposal ⓘ |
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