ePrivacy needs more work according to German presidency

30/11/2020 | Council of the European Union

The German Presidency of the Council of the European Union has published a report on its work towards securing an ePrivacy Regulation agreement. The report accepts that the latest proposal drew "rather mixed" reactions from member states, which broadly supported the removal of legitimate interests, while some delegations felt specific provisions hampered innovation and the processing of metadata. Additionally, while the Germans indicated "further work is needed" from the incoming Portuguese Presidency, member states regard a prior proposal from the Finnish Presidency as "the starting point for future negotiations."

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