10 January 2017
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• Digital Single Market – Stronger privacy rules for electronic communications (Press release, pdf)
• Proposal for a: Regulation concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications and repealing Directive 2002/58/EC (Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications) (COM-10-17, pdf)
• Proposal affecting EU Institutions: Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (COM-8-17, pdf)
• Communication: Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalised World (COM-7-17, pdf)
• Q & A (pdf): Includes:
"Processing of communications content and metadata is conditioned to consent.
Privacy is guaranteed for content of communication as well as metadata – for example who was called, the timing, location and duration of the call, as well as websites visited. Metadata linked to electronic communications have a high privacy component and need to be deleted or made anonymous if users did not give their consent, unless the data is needed for billing purposes."
Note: Proposal for the ePrivacy Regulation would repeal the current ePrivacy Directive.
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