March 25, 2019

The EDPB says that the Regulation is “necessary to complete the EU’s framework for data protection and confidentiality of communications”.

The EDPB reiterates its previous positions stating that the ePrivacy Regulation must, “under no circumstances” lower the level of protection offered by the current ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) and must “complement the GDPR by providing additional strong guarantees for all types of electronic communications”.

The EDPB says that far from being an obstacle to the development of new technologies and services, the ePrivacy Regulation is “necessary to ensure a level playing field and legal certainty for market operators”. The EDPB invites Member States, under the leadership of the Presidency of the Council, to ensure a high level of protection and to proceed to the finalisation of their negotiating position without further delay, so that negotiations with the European Parliament can begin as soon as possible. To read the EDPB’s statement in full, click here.