ePrivacy Directive
CIPP/E glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (CIPP/E certified)
ePrivacy Directive - Directive 2002/58 governing communications over public electronic networks; main basis is consent, applies to public (not private) networks, and is lex specialis to the GDPR.
In the CIPP/E body of knowledge, ePrivacy Directive comes up under Ch 1.8 - LED & ePrivacy Directive; Ch 16.1 - DP and direct marketing; Ch 17.1 - Internet tech overview.
ePrivacy Directive in context
- The [[ePrivacy Directive]] governs processing across public communications networks (confidentiality, traffic data, spam, cookies). (Related legislation: LED & ePrivacy)
- [[Directive 2002/58/EC]] (the [[ePrivacy Directive]]) adds specific rules for the communications sector, replacing the 1997 directive to reflect [[convergence]]. (Privacy and Electronic Communications (ePrivacy) Directive)
- Proposed on ==10 January 2017==, the draft [[ePrivacy Regulation]] would replace the ePrivacy Directive with a directly applicable regulation aligned to the GDPR. (Reform of the ePrivacy Directive - ePrivacy Regulation)
Where ePrivacy Directive is covered in the CIPP/E study notes
- Related legislation: LED & ePrivacy
- Privacy and Electronic Communications (ePrivacy) Directive
- Law enforcement, EU institutions, ePrivacy and E-Commerce
- Requirements of the ePrivacy Directive
- Data protection and direct marketing
- Introduction and scope
- Module 1 · Directive vs Regulation, the EDPB and ePrivacy
- Module 8 · ePrivacy Directive, location data & biometric data
Related terms
- Law Enforcement Directive
- ePrivacy Regulation
- Convergence
- Traffic data
- Cookie consent
- Soft opt-in
- Article 2(2)(d)
- Competent authority
- Schrems II
- Article 5(3) ePrivacy
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