[ PRIVACY AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTIVE 2002 ]

[ Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002 ]

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Directive 2002/58/EC
European Union directive

Title Directive concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector
Made by European Parliament & Council
Made under Art. 95
Journal reference L201, 2002-07-31, pp. 37 – 47
History
Date made 2002-07-12
Came into force 2002-07-31
Implementation date 2003-10-31
Preparative texts
EESC opinion C123, 2001-01-24, p.  53
EP opinion C187, 2002-05-30, p.  103
Reports
Other legislation
Replaces —
Amends —
Amended by Directive 2006/24/EC, Directive 2009/136/EC
Replaced by —
Current legislation
Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC on Privacy and Electronic Communications, otherwise known as ePrivacy Directive (ePD), is an EU directive on data protection and privacy in the digital age.[1] It presents a continuation of earlier efforts, most directly the Data Protection Directive. It deals with the regulation of a number of important issues such as confidentiality of information, treatment of traffic data, spam and cookies. This Directive has been amended by Directive 2009/136, which introduces several changes, especially in what concerns cookies, that are now subject to prior consent.

The ePrivacy Regulation (ePR) is estimated to come in effect somewhere in 2019[needs update] and will repeal the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC and accompany the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and regulate the requirements for consent to the use of cookies and opt-out options.[1][2][3]