ePrivacy Directive

In short: The ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) governs data protection in electronic communication in the EU.

In more detail: It is often called the “cookie directive” because it requires consent for cookies (Art. 5(3)). It applies in addition to the GDPR.

In Depth

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Confidentiality of communication, traffic data, unsolicited advertising, access to terminal equipment. The planned ePrivacy Regulation has not materialised so far. In Germany the directive is implemented in the TDDDG.

See also: TDDDG, GDPR (DSGVO), Spam