ePrivacy Directive
What is ePrivacy Directive?
EU Directive 2002/58/EC that regulates the processing of personal data and protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector. The ePrivacy Directive covers cookies, electronic marketing, and confidentiality of communications.
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Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as eprivacy directive. The number is how many controls name both.
- gdpr 8 shared controls
- consent 7 shared controls
- eprivacy regulation 5 shared controls
- cybersecurity 4 shared controls
- data protection 3 shared controls
- incident reporting 3 shared controls
- due diligence 3 shared controls
- transparency 3 shared controls
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What the standards actually require on eprivacy directive
Requirements naming eprivacy directive across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Greece Law 4624/2019 crosswalk to adjacent EU + Member State frameworks. EU GDPR + LEDP: Law 4624/2019 transposes/implements both directly; Greek-specific provisions supplement + do not override GDPR core.
GR-DPA-Crosswalk-EU-Adjacent-MemberStates · Greece Law 4624/2019 Crosswalk to GDPR, LEDP, EU Adjacent Frameworks and Member State Implementations →Italian Personal Data Protection Code (Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali) Legislative Decree No. 196 of 30 June 2003 + subsequently amended by Legislative Decree No.
ItalyCodice-Scope-LegDec196-2003-Amendment101-2018-GDPR-Implementation-Garante-Constitution-Art21 · Italy Codice Privacy Scope - Legislative Decree No. 196 of 30 June 2003 (Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali) + Amendment by Legislative Decree No. 101 of 10 August 2018 + GDPR Implementation in Italy + Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali + Italian Constitution Article 21 + Civil Code Article 6 →Finnish sectoral acts coordinating with Tietosuojalaki + GDPR. SVTSL (Information Society Code 917/2014 / Sahkoisen viestinnan palveluista annettu laki): regulates electronic communications services + ePrivacy + cookies + electronic marketing.
FiDPA-Sectoral-SVTSL-Cyber2024 · Sectoral Acts - SVTSL (917/2014), Cybersecurity Act 2024, Information Society Code →Georgia DPL sectoral coordination. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 15: fundamental right to privacy + personal data protection + foundational anchor.
GeDPL-Sectoral-Coordination · Sectoral Coordination - Cybersecurity, Banking, Healthcare, Employment and Telecommunications →Sectoral application of Infotv augmented by Hungarian-specific guidance from NAIH. Direct marketing: requires explicit consent (opt-in) + register of consent + easy opt-out (Hungarian Act CXIX of 1995 on Direct Marketing parallel) + Section 6(5) special e-comm...
HU-INFOTV-Sectoral-Marketing-Cookies-CCTV-Employment-Children · HU Infotv Sectoral - Direct Marketing + Cookies + CCTV + Employment + Children (Hungarian Specifics) →Security Dimension 8 Privacy per X.805 Clause 6.8: Privacy provides protection of information that might be derived from the observation of network activities.
X805-Dim8-Privacy-Identification-Network-Activity-Personal-Information-Confidentiality · ITU-T X.805 Security Dimension 8 - Privacy + Identification of Network Activity + Personal Information Confidentiality + Subscriber Anonymity + Pseudonymity + Anti-Tracking + Location Privacy + Data Minimization + GDPR/CCPA Alignment →Questions people ask about eprivacy directive
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