ePrivacy

ePrivacy

ePrivacy is a term used to describe the legal framework for the processing of personal data and privacy in the electronic communications sector. The protections that it creates stem from the rights to privacy and family life and protection of personal data enshrined under Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

ePrivacy is closely related to the broader data protection regime for the processing of personal data and, as a result, can rarely be considered

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