e-Privacy revision: Document pool
New devices are being continually developed that increasingly have the ability to connect to the internet and communicate between themselves. These devices, while making our life easier in many ways, also create major privacy and security risks. We explained in our series of blogposts on privacy the freedoms that are under threat, if these technologies are not regulated effectively.
European legislation protecting your personal data (the General Data Protection Regulation and Law Enforcement Directive on Data Protection) has been recently updated, but the battle to keep your information safe is not over yet. The European Union is revising its legislation on data protection, privacy and confidentiality of communications in the electronic communications environment: the e-Privacy Directive. This piece of legislation contains specific rules related to your freedoms in the online environment.
The European Commission published its proposal on the e-Privacy Directive on 11 January 2017. In this document pool we will be listing all the relevant documents as they are made public. This will allow you to follow the developments on the review of the Directive.
EDRi’s analysis and recommendations
Legislative documents
EDRi’s blogposts and press releases
Other
Key policy-makers
Key dates
EDRi’s analysis and recommendations
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- Access Now, EDRi and noyb’s proposals of amendments (4th column document) (05.07.2021)
- EDRi’s analysis on the revision of the e-Privacy Directive (06.07.2016)
- EDRi’s response to the public consultation on the evaluation and Review of the ePrivacy Directive (05.07.2016)
- Quick guide on the proposal of an e-Privacy Regulation (09.03.2017)
- EDRi’s position on the proposal of an e-Privacy Regulation (09.03.2017)
- EDRi’s initial proposal for amendments (21.06.2017)
- e-Privacy: Consent (pdf)
- e-Privacy: Legitimate interest (pdf)
- e-Privacy: Offline tracking (pdf)
- e-Privacy: Privacy by default and by design (pdf)
- e-Privacy: Mythbusting (pdf) (25.10.2017)
Legislative documents
- Leak on the draft proposal for the revision of the e-Privacy Directive (12.12.2016)
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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) (10.01.2017)
- Presidency position on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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) (08.09.2017)
- Presidency Proposal (07.03.2018)
- Presidency Proposal (04.05.2018)
- Leaked Progress Report (link to Politico leak) (18.05.2018)
- Examination of the President Text [PDF] (10.07.2018)
- Examination of the President Text [PDF] (20.09.2018)
- See our blogpost analysing this text here.
- Examination of the President Text [PDF] (19.10.2018)
- Presidency text (15.02.2019)
- Presidency text (13.03.2019)
- Progress report (21.05.2019)
- Presidency text (18.09.2019)
- Presidency text (04.11.2020)
- Presidency text (05.01.2021)
- Presidency text (29.01.2021)
- NEW! Mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on the ePrivacy Regulation (text for trilogue negotiations (10.02.2021))
- European Parliament’s position:
- European Parliament’s Report (EP’s position to negotiate in trilogue negotiations) (20.10.2017)
- Committee Reports:
- LIBE Report (20.10.2017)
- Results of the vote in the Plenary on the mandate for trilogues on ePrivacy (26.10.2017) (starting from page 11).
- LIBE Draft Report (09.06.2017)
- AMENDMENTS 332 – 705 (14.07.2017)
- AMENDMENTS 706 – 827 – Draft report (14.07.2017)
- LIBE Report (20.10.2017)
- Committee Opinions:
- ITRE Draft Opinion (22.05.2017)
- IMCO Draft Opinion (29.05.2017)
- OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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) (28.09.2017) (text) (PDF)
- JURI Draft Opinion (19.06.2017)
- AMENDMENTS 43 – 193 – Draft opinion – on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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) (10.07.2017) (text) (PDF)
EDRi’s blogposts and press releases
- Right a wrong: ePrivacy now! (09.10.2019)
- Your mail, their ads. Your rights? (23.09.2019)
- Captured states – e-Privacy Regulation victim of a “lobby onslaught” (23.05.2019)
- ePrivacy: Private data retention through the back door (22.05.2019)
- Civil society calls Council to adopt ePrivacy now (05.12.2018)
- Council continues limbo dance with the ePrivacy standards (24.10.2018)
- ePrivacy: Public benefit or private surveillance? (24.10.2018)
- Five reasons to be concerned about the Council ePrivacy draft (26.09.2018)
- EU Council considers undermining ePrivacy (25.07.2018)
- Civil society calls for the protection of privacy in ePrivacy (13.07.2018)
- Your ePrivacy is nobody else’s business (30.05.2018)
- ePrivacy: Civil society letter calls to ensure privacy and reject data retention (24.04.2018)
- ePrivacy reform: Open letter to EU member states (27.03.2018)
- EU Council indecision on ePrivacy is bad for Europe (21.3.2018)
- EU data protection watchdogs support stronger ePrivacy legislation (03.05.2017)
- New e-Privacy rules need improvements to help build trust (09.03.2017)
- e-Privacy Regulation: Good intentions but a lot of work to do (25.01.2017)
- e-Privacy Directive: Frequently Asked Questions (5.10.2016)
- Your privacy, security and freedom online are in danger (14.09.2016)
Other
- Politico: How Europe’s new privacy rules survived years of negotiations, lobbying and drama (10.02.2021)
- European Commission presentation on the status of the implementation of the ePrivacy Directive (30.01.2020)
- EDPS Opinion on the revision of the e-Privacy Directive (22.07.2016)
- Summary report on the public consultation on the Evaluation and Review of the ePrivacy Directive (04.08.2016)
- EuroBarometer on ePrivacy (12.12.2016)
- European Commission: ePrivacy: consultations show confidentiality of communications and the challenge of new technologies are key questions (12.12.2016)
- REFIT and Impact assessments (10.01.2017)
- Article 29 Working Party: Opinion 1/2017 on the Proposed Regulation for the ePrivacy Regulation (11.04.2017)
- EDPS Opinion 6/2017 on the Proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (ePrivacy Regulation) (24.04.2017)
Key policy-makers
European Parliament Committees
- Lead Committee: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
- Rapporteur: Birgit Sippel (S&D)
- Shadow Rapporteurs:
- Axel Voss (EPP)
- Jadwiga Wisniewska (ECR)
- Sophie in ‘t Veld (RE)
- Cornelia Ernst (GUE/NL)
- Patrick Breyer (Greens/EFA)
- Annalisa Tardino (ID)
- Axel Voss (EPP)
- Former Committees which issued Opinions:
- ITRE, Rapporteur: Kaja Kallas (ALDE)
- IMCO, Rapporteur: Eva Maydell (EPP)
- JURI, Rapporteur: Axel Voss (EPP)
- ENVI – the Committee decided not to give an Opinion
- ITRE, Rapporteur: Kaja Kallas (ALDE)
Key dates*
- LIBE
Deadline for tabling amendments: 5.07.2017- Vote in LIBE of the Report:
11.10.201719.10.2017
- Adoption in Plenary: 26.10.2017
- IMCO
Deadline for tabling amendments: 28.06.2017- Vote in IMCO of the Opinion:
28.09.2017
- JURI
Deadline for tabling amendments: 29.06.2017- Vote in JURI of the Opinion:
28.09.201702.10.2017
- ITRE
Deadline for tabling amendments: 26.06.2017- Vote in ITRE of the Opinion:
25.09.201702.10.2017
* subject to change